Sentences with phrase «encourage early literacy»

Uncommon School North Star Academy announced that as part of its 20th anniversary it would donate the workbooks to encourage early literacy.

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Year - round, all Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries host early literacy and fun reading - themed programs to encourage children of all ages to become lifelong learners.

The success of the financial - literacy program at the Ariel Community Academy depends on three major elements: a financial - literacy curriculum that begins early on and is developmentally appropriate, community partnerships that provide connections to reality and parent involvement in financial - literacy learning, and a cultural sensitivity in the methods of instruction that encourage student choice and the development of decision - making skills.

Strategies include: approaches that encourage parents to read and talk with their children at home or to participate in activities in the early years setting; programmes that focus directly on parents themselves, for example, providing training in parenting skills or adult numeracy and literacy support; and more intensive programmes for disadvantaged families or families in crisis, for example, through schools appointing a family liaison that work with parents through either home visits or other targeted approaches.

She also encouraged states to use this opportunity under Title IV, Part A, to provide a «well - rounded education» for young students, noting that early elementary grades tend to focus on literacy skills such as letter and word identification, while dual language learners — as well as all young children — would benefit from increased attention to building comprehension, vocabulary, and background knowledge.

Invented Spelling is an early literacy strategy in which a teacher encourages students to use their emerging letter - sound knowledge in order to spell out words rather than asking students to spell correctly.

Thought leaders and colleagues from a long list of organizations have encouraged us, nudged us and been our «media mentors», including: Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media at Saint Vincent College; American Library Association (ALA); Association of Children's Museums (ACM); Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC); Catherine Cook School; Center for Media and Child Health at Boston Children's Hospital; Center for Media and Human Development at Northwestern University; Chicago Children's Museum; Chicago Public Library; Chicago STEM Pathways Cooperative; Children's Technology Review; Columbia College Chicago; CPB / PBS Ready to Learn; Early Childhood Australia Digital Policy Group and Live Wires; Early Childhood Futures, Learning Sciences Institute Australia, Australian Catholic University; Early Childhood Investigations; Early Childhood STEM Working Group; HITN Early Learning Collaborative; Illinois Computing Educators (ICE); Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT); Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop; Kohl Children's Museum; Language Castle; Little eLit; National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC); National Association of Media Literacy Education (NAMLE); New America; New Zealand Tertiary College; Technology and Young Children Interest Forum of NAEYC; and Waterford Institute, Early Education and Technology for Children (EETC)

The Early Literacy Foundations Initiative is a program designed to encourage strong literacy and language foundations for children 0 - 5 by providing a supportive professional development program for early childhood educaEarly Literacy Foundations Initiative is a program designed to encourage strong literacy and language foundations for children 0 - 5 by providing a supportive professional development program for early childhood edLiteracy Foundations Initiative is a program designed to encourage strong literacy and language foundations for children 0 - 5 by providing a supportive professional development program for early childhood edliteracy and language foundations for children 0 - 5 by providing a supportive professional development program for early childhood educaearly childhood educators.

Early Literacy & Language Foundations Initiative: Builds literacy foundations by training early childhood educators to enhance language - rich practices in the classroom, encouraging families to read together and by investing in activities, assessments and the development of new instruction practices to better prepare children for kindergaEarly Literacy & Language Foundations Initiative: Builds literacy foundations by training early childhood educators to enhance language - rich practices in the classroom, encouraging families to read together and by investing in activities, assessments and the development of new instruction practices to better prepare children for kindeLiteracy & Language Foundations Initiative: Builds literacy foundations by training early childhood educators to enhance language - rich practices in the classroom, encouraging families to read together and by investing in activities, assessments and the development of new instruction practices to better prepare children for kindeliteracy foundations by training early childhood educators to enhance language - rich practices in the classroom, encouraging families to read together and by investing in activities, assessments and the development of new instruction practices to better prepare children for kindergaearly childhood educators to enhance language - rich practices in the classroom, encouraging families to read together and by investing in activities, assessments and the development of new instruction practices to better prepare children for kindergarten.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Create, adapt, and execute daily lesson plans based on Parenting and School Readiness curriculum • Administer pre - and post-testing of parents and children to determine measurable progress • Organize family learning activities and events both in the classroom and in the community to support program objectives • Facilitate Parenting education, Parent and Child Interactive literacy sessions, and Parents Interacting with Infants playgroups • Manage routine administrative functions of the classroom including recording attendance, enforcing attendance policy, and contacting absent students and encouraging their return to class • Provide supplemental learning material and activities based on parents» and children's» needs • Maintain currency in Early Childhood education techniques and strategies • Develop meaningful relationships with parents and children in our program and also with other team members • Communicate with parents, staff and administrators regarding issues that concern parents and children • Facilitate a safe, educational and stimulating learning environment • Participate in the planning and implementation of program evaluation activities • Operate standard office equipment and uses required software applications • Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.