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How To Help Your Child Become a Better Reader - Espanol

As a child learns to read, your role is to help young readers experience joy and begin to view reading as a pleasurable experience. You can also help children become independent readers through praise and encouragement provided while reading. It is critical that children realize success while reading. This booklet will help children become better readers through offering guidance and giving you tips on how to encourage and support a child’s reading. This is the Spanish version.

Filed under Parents Schools Espanol and tagged with family engagement family literacy Title 1 Order from KPIRC tips parent involvement phonics testing fluency on November 03, 2010 #

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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 #

MTSS: Apoyando su hijo a crecer, aprender y triunfar

El trabajo de los educadores de Kansas es ayudar a cada niño en nuestro estado—su hijo—a lograr estándares altos de éxito. MTSS (el Sistema Multinivel de Apoyo, por sus siglas en inglés) es un esquema para ayudar a las escuelas y maestros dar a cada niño de Kansas el apoyo correcto para aprender, crecer, y tener éxito. ¿Cómo es nuevo y diferente? El esquema de MTSS ayuda a escuelas a crear maneras de: • Identificar las necesidades de cada niño y brindar apoyo lo más pronto posible. • Utilizar estrategias comprobadas a funcionar para todos los estudiantes. • Ajustarse al apoyo según las necesidades de cada estudiante. • Revisar con regularidad el progreso de los niños para saber qué funciona. • Cambiar la enseñanza según sea necesario para corresponder al aprendizaje de cada niño. Los padres tienen un rol importante en el aprendizaje de sus hijos. Lea este folleto para aprender como MTSS ayuda a su hijo y como usted también puede ayudar a su hijo.

Filed under Espanol and tagged with MTSS on November 02, 2010 #

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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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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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