Resources for Early Childhood Archive

Making Life Easier: Bedtime and Naptime

any families find bedtime and naptime to be a challenge for them and their children.When a young child is sleeping, her body is busy developing new brain cells needed for her physical, mental and emotional development. Parents also need to feel rested in order to be nurturing and responsive to their growing and active young children. Here are a few proven tips for making bedtimes and naptimes easier for parents and children.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with sleep naptime mental health social emotional skills on November 30, 2010 #

Wonderopolis

Wonderopolis.™ It’s a place where parents seek and nurture a brighter world for their children through the power of discovery, creativity, learning and imagination. Wonderopolis™ is brought to life by the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL). You see your children not only for who they are but for all they can become, yet you may need a little help directing that passion and igniting that wonder. We can help you get there — together. You don’t have to travel far. Wonderopolis is a special place found in a curious question, an everyday adventure and right in your own home. Just let wonderment be your guide. Our Wonders of the Day will help you find learning moments in everyday life, ones that fit in with dinner preparations or carpool responsibilities or a stolen moment between breakfast and the bus. Welcome to Wonderopolis.

Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood and tagged with literacy early literacy on November 02, 2010 #

SIDS Network of Kansas

The mission of the SIDS Network of Kansas is to serve those who are or may be touched by the tragedy of SIDS by providing supportive services for all those affected, community awareness, professional development and support for medical research efforts.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrome on November 02, 2010 #

Videos from The Center on Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) presents video presentations of topics related to social and emotional development, including: Promoting Social and Emotional Competence Practical Strategies CSEFEL and State Implementation Partnerships Effective Collaborative Leadership and Teaming Strategies Pyramid Model Presentation

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

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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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 #

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