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When to Seek Outside Help for Children's Problem Behavior

The “How Do I Decide?” Series of Guidelines was developed to help you make informed decisions that will positively impact young children’s challenging behavior and social-emotional development. Today, the majority of early education programs enrolls and support young children with and without disabilities. The inclusion of all children within early education and care programs is responsive to federal laws, the values of society, and the best practices of the field. In order to ensure that all children benefit from inclusive programs, there must be collaborative teaming among families, practitioners, and specialists who can ensure that children with special needs are receiving the supports that are essential to promoting their development and learning. In this decision-making guideline, we assume that all children who might be eligible for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are referred for those services and access that entitlement. Our purpose here is to provide guidance for when to seek outside help for problem behaviors that are outside of the expertise of program staff.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with behavior social/emotional on October 18, 2010 #

Safe Sleep Kansas

Remember the ABC’s of Safe Sleep A baby should always sleep alone, on the back and in a crib. Place your baby alone in a safety-approved crib with a firm mattress covered with only a fitted sheet. A car seat is an appropriate place for baby to sleep while traveling in a car, but baby should always sleep in a safety-approved crib for naps or night while at home.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with sleep SIDS on October 18, 2010 #

Literacy Activities Packet

This packet of reading activities is courtesy of the Kansas Parent Information Resource Center. Parents can do these activities with their children to reinforce literacy skills in five areas of reading: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Fluency and Comprehension.

Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood and tagged with literature early literacy Title 1 tips Order from KPIRC writing homework literacy family reading education teachers phonics parent involvement fluency fathers development on October 13, 2010 #

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Great Families Mean Great Schools: PIRC Outcome Data, 2008-2009

From the National PIRC Information Resource Center. The Parental Information Resource Center (PIRC) program is a nationwide effort designed to build successful family involvement in education. The program supports families’ engagement in improving the education of their children and builds effective home-school partnerships. Funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement, the program focuses on projects serving families of English Language Learners, low-income, and racially and culturally diverse children from cradle to career. There are 62 PIRCs, each chosen through a competitive process, resulting in at least one in every state, the District of Columbia and most U.S. territories.*

Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood Higher Education Businesses Espanol and tagged with PIRC data book on September 27, 2010 #

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Parental Involvement Fact Sheet (Family Engagement)

What is Parental Involvement per the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)? What are Title I districts and schools required to do regarding parental involvement? What must be included in a Parental Involvement Policy? These and other questions about the responsibilities of schools are answered in this two-page fact sheet from Kansas State Department of Education.

Filed under Parents Schools and tagged with Title 1 Parent Involvement Plan on September 27, 2010 #

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MTSS: Helping Your Child Grow, Learn, and Succeed

It is the job of Kansas educators to help every child in our state—your child—meet high standards for success. MTSS, the Multi-Tier System of Supports, is a framework to help schools and teachers give every Kansas child the right type of support to learn, grow and succeed. How is this new and different? The MTSS framework helps schools create ways to: possible. Parents play an important part in their children’s learning. Read this booklet to learn how MTSS helps your child and how you can help your child as well.

Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood and tagged with MTSS multi-tier system of support early literacy literacy on September 27, 2010 #

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Selected Parent Involvement Research: An Annotated Bibliography

The research evidence is now beyond dispute. When schools work together with families to support learning, children tend to succeed not just in school, but throughout life. In fact the most accurate predictor of a student’s achievement in school is not income or social status, but the extent to which that student’s family is able to:Create a home environment that encourages learning 2. Express high (but not unrealistic) expectations for their children’s achievement and future careers 3. Become involved in their children’s education at school and in the community. This and more research is shared in this annotated bibliography.

Filed under Schools Early Childhood Higher Education and tagged with - on September 24, 2010 #

Parent Involvement and Student Achievement: What Does Research Tell Us About the Influence of Parental Involvement on Student Ac

The evidence is now beyond dispute: When schools work together with families to support learning, children tend to succeed not just in school, but throughout life. In fact, the most accurate predictor of a student's achievement in school is not income or social status, but the extent to which that student's family is able to: 1. Create a home environment that encourages learning; 2. Express high (but not unrealistic) expectations for their children's achievement and future careers; 3. Become involved in their children's education at school and in the community (1:1). This annotated bibliography provides salient statements and citations from the Family Engagement research.

Filed under Schools Early Childhood Higher Education and tagged with research on September 24, 2010 #

2010 Proclamation of Family Engagement Month

Governor Mark Parkinson has declared October, 2010 to be Family Engagement Month. This official proclamation will download as a pdf file.

Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood Higher Education Businesses Espanol and tagged with family engagement governor's proclamation proclamation on September 24, 2010 #

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Creating Family, School and Community Partnerships Featuring Successful Parent Involvement Practices in Kansas Schools

The following pages highlight examples of parent involvement in schools and districts across Kansas. While parent involvement is alive and well in many schools, we are sharing these exemplars of parent involvement and to inspire educators and parents in other schools to also implement practices that address the National Standards.

Filed under Parents Schools and tagged with exemplary practices successful parent involvement practics in kansas schools Title 1 on August 27, 2010 #

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