Podcast: Parents, Books and the Roots of LiteracyConventional 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 # |
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A Place of Our OwnKCET’s A Place of Our Own (and Los Niños en Su Casa) is a daily television series, a website, and an extensive outreach program devoted to the unique needs of people who care for children. Family, friends and neighbors – everyone who takes care of young children – are child care providers. Every interaction and every activity of these adults with their charges provide valuable opportunities to help children learn and grow. A Place of Our Own shares ways for us all to help children acquire cognitive, social, emotional and physical skills, as well as nurture language and literacy development. Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with high quality preschool early childhood education podcasts literacy on January 14, 2010 # |
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Parent Involvement: Keys to SuccessNo state official would argue that parent involvement is NOT important, but pressures to implement federal and state education policies often focus attention on other issues. Developed by experts at the National Center for Family Literacy in partnership with the Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center at Edvantia, this series of podcasts provides information and strategies for educators at state, district, and school levels to increase parent involvement in student learning in ways that support student and school success. Filed under Parents Schools Businesses and tagged with standards and assessments liason leadership homework literacy podcasts on August 19, 2009 # |
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