Early literacy is developed when we sing a lullaby, listen and respond to a baby’s babbling, say a mealtime prayer, read the directions for making pancakes, or write an email to grandma. All of these meaningful activities help children learn language, vocabulary, and the purpose of print. These are the skills they need to be good readers. Participate in this webinar to find out more about family literacy, consider what you are already doing and learn new ideas. The presenter is Angèle Sancho Passe, author of Is Everybody Ready for Kindergarten? A toolkit for preparing children and families (Redleaf Press, 2010)
Will my child be ready for kindergarten? How will I know? Children are born learning and they are good at it! And, they need your help and support to ensure that they are fully prepared to head off to Kindergarten and a successful school experience. In this webinar we will discuss developmental milestones birth through five and provide resources and strategies for you to support your developing child. We will also discuss Kindergarten Readiness Indicators, explore additional resource links and videos and discuss how these resources can support you, your child’s first and most important teacher! Our Ready Kids also need Ready Schools and Involved Communities to support their success. We will explore what you can do to support your schools and communities to be ready for your children.
What works for early language and literacy development?
August 02, 2011
Child Trends has just released a Fact Sheet on What Works for Early Language and Literacy Development: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Intervention Strategies.
Children learn best when parents and teachers work together. This 17-page booklet gives busy parents practical ideas to help them be more involved and more effective in their children's school success. It describes the six factors that are important in helping children learn as well as gives suggestions about how parents can work with teachers and schools.
The Grandparent Resource Site Grant provides a holistic system of services to grandparents, grandchildren and professionals with the goal of enhancing the abilities of kinship care families to foster school readiness in young children. The goal of this initiative is to enhance and advance the cognitive, social, emotional and physical development of preschool-aged children by supporting and educating grandparents, grandchildren and professionals
