# CHELLO

##### Tool name
Child/Home Early Language and Literacy Observation

##### Use to evaluate
Literacy practices in home-based child care settings

##### Age range
Birth through 5

##### Completed by
Early childhood administrators and program directors, trainers and coaches, and researchers

##### Time commitment
About 1½–2 hours to conduct a complete observation

What do child care providers need to create high-quality learning environments?

Derived from the bestselling, classroom-focused ELLCO, and shaped by extensive research on effective child care and literacy practices, the **Child/Home Early Language and Literacy Observation Tool (CHELLO)** assesses the early literacy environment in home-based child care settings. Early childhood professionals use CHELLO to help providers of “family, friend, and neighbor” care improve their literacy supports and interactions with children.

### Benefits
- Provides accurate profiles of materials and practices in home-based child care settings
- Helps providers improve their literacy supports and their interactions with children
- Identifies professional development needs
- Allows for measurement of changes in the quality of environments over time

### Developers
- [Susan B. Neuman Ed.D.](http://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=2260&Name=Susan+B.+Neuman+Ed.D.)
- [Julie Dwyer Ph.D.](http://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=3808&Name=Julie+Dwyer+Ph.D.)
- [Serene Koh M.A.](http://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=3809&Name=Serene+Koh+M.A.)

## What You'll Need

### Child/Home Early Language and Literacy Observation (CHELLO) Set

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#### Includes
User’s Guide
Tool

### [User's Guide to the Child/Home Early Language and Literacy Observation Tool (CHELLO)](http://products.brookespublishing.com/Users-Guide-to-the-ChildHome-Early-Language-and-Literacy-Observation-Tool-CHELLO-P498.aspx)

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### [Child/Home Early Language and Literacy Observation Tool (CHELLO)](http://products.brookespublishing.com/ChildHome-Early-Language-and-Literacy-Observaton-Tool-CHELLO-P499.aspx)

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Training instructions are included in the CHELLO User’s Guide.