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Parents' Guide to Student Success

From the National PTA: The Parents’ Guide to Student Success (linked from the site in English and Spanish) was developed in response to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics that more than 40 states, including Kansas, have adopted. Created by teachers, parents, education experts, and others from across the country, the standards provide clear, consistent expectations for what students should be learning at each grade in order to be prepared for college and career.

Filed under Parents Schools Espanol and tagged with national standards Common standards Common Cord Standards PTA standards curriculum curricular standards on March 29, 2011 #

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Learn the signs. Act early.

It's time to change how we view a child's growth. Do you know all the ways you should measure your child’s growth? We naturally think of height and weight, but from birth to 5 years, your child should reach milestones in how he plays, learns, speaks and acts.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with developmental milestones child development on March 10, 2011 #

Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation

The Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (CECMHC) was funded as an Innovation and Improvement Project by the Office of Head Start in October 2008. The 3-year grant brings together a group of university researchers to develop strategies to help Head Start programs build a strong mental health foundation for their children, families and staff. Our team's approach is grounded in a set of principles and a research-based model of delivering high quality mental health consultation services. Our team's vision is grounded in a set of principles and a research-based model of the core components of an effective approach to high quality mental health services.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with infant mental health mental health consultation on March 10, 2011 #

Center for Early Literacy Learning: Mini-posters and CELLpops

The mini-posters are organized in two versions- one for parents and one for classroom teachers. They provide parents and teachers with simple ways to enhance daily activities and routines with literacy specific opportunities. The CELL Pops are interactive versions of the mini posters and are for use with toddlers or preschoolers.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with literacy early literacy routines daily activities on March 10, 2011 #

Physical Health and Development: 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 physical health and development in young children and is intended for use by Kansas families. This booklet weaves a common thread of understanding related to what health and 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 physical development Early Learning Document Order from KPIRC ELG health child development on February 14, 2011 #

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Cyberbulling Research Page

The Cyberbullying Research Center is dedicated to providing up-to-date information about the nature, extent, causes, and consequences of cyberbullying among adolescents. Cyberbullying can be defined as "willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices."

Filed under Parents Schools Higher Education and tagged with cyberbullying online harassment bullying 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 #

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 #

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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