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Infants of Depressed Mothers Living in Poverty: Opportunities to Identify and Serve

More than half of all infants living in poverty have a mother suffering from depression. Urban Institute Fellow Olivia Golden discusses the dangers and developmental risks these babies and toddlers face. While depression is treatable, many poor mothers do not receive care. But opportunities do exist, Golden explains, to identify these depressed mothers and connect them to help and support.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with depression infant mental health social emotional development social emotional skills social development social/emotional social learning on February 10, 2011 #

Podcast: Parents, Books and the Roots of Literacy

Conventional wisdom tells us that children learn to read in school, but research continues to show how much the skills that influence a child's reading success are being established long before they arrive in those pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classrooms. For a taste of what this research means and its implications for schools and early childhood programs, Early Ed Watch spoke with Gabrielle Miller, a former teacher and national expert on early literacy interventions whose work has included running several initiatives for Reading is Fundamental and developing programs for the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, MD.

Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood Higher Education and tagged with literacy early literacy podcasts on February 02, 2011 #

Ruth Clark Elementary School-Mid Year Report, 2010-2011

The Ruth Clark SuperHero program is designed to encourage students to read and to encourage parents to take an active part in their child’s reading practice. At the beginning of the year students were given a STAR reading test to determine the reading level and zone of proximal development (ZPD). This data then determined the number of Accelerated Reading points each child should earn during the school year.

Filed under Schools and tagged with family school partnership family project partnership FPP Parent Involvement Plan Title 1 on January 25, 2011 #

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The Teacher-Parent Relationship: Using Professional Development to Improve Family and CommunityEngagement Webinar

The U.S. Department of Education and its partners United Way Worldwide, National PTA, SEDL, and Harvard Family Research Project are proud to bring you a free webinar series on family, school and community engagement. The Achieving Excellence and Innovation in Family, School, and Community Engagement webinar series is an opportunity for stakeholders representing national, regional, and local organizations to learn about family, school, and community engagement research, best practices from the field, and new innovations that are making a difference in school improvement and student learning.

Filed under Schools and tagged with parent involvement family engagement relationships professional development on January 25, 2011 #

Weaving Wonderful Tales: Toddlers Becoming Story Tellers

It's exciting to find that a time-honored and beloved early childhood activity, the shared reading of storybooks, can with a bit of tweaking, become a more powerful promoter of early language development. When a child participates in shared reading time with adults, she can learn how to shift from simply listening to becoming an enthusiastic storyteller.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with early literacy literacy reading shared reading on January 12, 2011 #

Ready, Set, Read: Early literacy learning for preschoolers

It's exciting to know a favorite early childhood activity, the reading of storybooks, can with a bit of tweaking, become a more powerful promoter of early literacy skills. When a child participates in shared reading time with adults, she can learn how to shift from simply listening to becoming an enthusiastic storyteller.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with early literacy literacy reading on January 12, 2011 #

Comunicación y Alfabetismo: Un Folleto para las Familias de Kansas

El tempran dessarrollo de un nino sirve como base para el aprendizaje posterior. El proposito de este folleto es presentarle a las familiea algunas habilidades, llamadas etapas de desarollo, que los ninos desarrollan y el orden en el cual suceden. Unn muestreo de ideas se ofrece en las siguientes paginas para ayudar a que se desarrollen dichas habilidades.

Filed under Espanol and tagged with literacy Order from KPIRC Early Learning Document communication ELG on December 17, 2010 #

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Communication and Literacy: A Booklet for Kansas Families

A child’s early development builds a foundation for later learning. The purpose of this booklet is to introduce families to some of the skills, called developmental milestones, that children develop and the order in which they happen. A sampling of ideas to help develop these skills is found in the following pages. Children develop differently, even in the same family. Two children, side by side, will not necessarily have the same skills at the same time. This booklet has been compiled to provide information on communication and literacy development in young children and is intended for use by Kansas families. This booklet weaves a common thread of understanding related to what communication and literacy development look like during the early childhood years. Suggested Use of This Document • As a starting point for conversations about the development of children. • As a guide for families to help support their child’s development through suggested activities. If you have concerns about the progress of your child, consider speaking with your child’s doctor, local health department, teacher, or request a free screening by contacting the following agencies: For children birth to three years old, contact: Kansas Department of Health, Infant Toddler Services (800) 332-6262 For children over three years old, contact: Kansas State Department of Education (800) 203-9462 Let us know if we can be of further help! Sincerely, Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC) 866-711-6711

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with communication literacy Early Learning Document early literacy child development ELG on December 17, 2010 #

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Making Resources Count

Education Resource Strategies has released a practical kit of tools designed to help districts begin the process of identifying and addressing resource decisions that don't support improving student performance. "The Teaching Job: Restructuring for Effectiveness" is one of six publications specifically designed to help district leaders analyze and optimize school system resource allocation, and includes a self-assessment to help district leaders begin to understand the best practices for restructuring the job of teaching, and to match district resources with instructional priorities. The guide offers practical direction for restructuring the teaching job tailored to a district's situation, and enables district leaders to gauge how their district stacks up in terms of defining and measuring teacher effectiveness, hiring, growth, compensation, and career paths. It also helps to assess school-based support for teachers and the causes of misalignment between resource allocation and strategic goals. It identifies actions that district leaders can take, and helps determine priorities for reallocating resources and leveraging federal dollars.

Filed under Schools and tagged with Resources School Improvement on December 17, 2010 #

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Parent Information

Welcome to CDC's Parent Information! Here you will find a wealth of information from across all of CDC, covering everything from safety at home and the community to immunization schedules and developmental milestones. Let the CDC's Parent Information site help you keep your child healthy and safe!

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with disease health flu immunizations on December 07, 2010 #

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