Current Focus:
ELOP Expands
Early Literacy Outreach is Expanding to...
Early Learning Outreach
ELOP is launching a re-designed website, with new content areas!
Join us on Friday June 23 at PSESD and participate in the “reveal”.
You will be able to take a guided tour of the site, view the new
“Building Bridges to Higher Education” course modules,
and generate a wish list for new content.
Link to the invitation
and join us for a fun and informative morning!
Check it out! Our newsletter is
now available online! Read
it here and find out more about this month's current
focus.
Other New Links
The Art of
Changing the Brain
By James Zull
Learning is physical change in the brain, and it is the infant brain that changes
the fastest and the most. Our brain begins mapping our world from the very beginning,
starting in the womb. Understanding the developing brain and the nature of learning
may be one of the most important things a parent can do for a child. To read
more from this fascinating article by James Zull, click
here. (PDF)
Creating
a Learning Environment for Young Children
Effective preschool classrooms are places where children
feel well cared for and safe. They are places where children are
valued as individuals and where their needs for attention, approval,
and affection are supported. They are also places where children
can be helped to acquire a strong foundation in the knowledge and
skills needed for school success. Click
here to learn more about creating a learning environment for young
children. From Reading is Fundamental.
Emerging Literacy: Linking Social Competence to Learning
- A Training Guide for the Head Start Learning Community
This technical guide is designed to enhance the skills of staff
in collaborating with families to support children's development
of language skills. Four learning modules, each with their own outcomes,
allow staff to create literacy-rich environments in their classrooms.
Activities and handouts are provided in this outstanding e-learning
tool. Click here to check
out the training guide.
Get Ready to Read!
This fantastic Web site has a wealth of resources including games
and activities, screening tools, questions parents ask about their
child's literacy development, information about how to get your
child ready to read, and more! A colorful, engaging tool, Get Ready
to Read is an excellent resource for parents. Learn
more.
Download the Native American
Early Learning Project Resource List
The Native American Early Learning Project has provided an extensive
list of reference materials, books for children, curriculum, garden-related
stories and nature-related stories. Almost every book is directly
linked to its order page on amazon.com. Download
the list here. (PDF)
Ready,
Set, Read!
Activities, tips and tricks about how to achieve reading
success with your child. From the King County Library System. Learn
more.
Getting School
Ready
Researchers have found that children who are not ready
for kindergarten have to struggle to catch up. Some have a hard
time catching up at all.
Getting School Ready is a project in King County to help parents,
caregivers, early childhood educators and kindergarten teachers
support children to get ready for school, and help schools be ready
to meet the needs of their students.
¡Colorín
Colorado!
A bilingual Web site (English and Spanish) for parents to help kids
become good, successful readers. Included are fun reading tips,
activities, books, stories and resources.
Reading
and English Language Learners from Reading Rockets
This article demonstrates that hurrying young non-English-speaking
children into reading in English without adequate preparation is
counterproductive. Click
here to read the article.
Annenberg
Reading for K-2 – Research-based Principles and Practices
This series includes topics such as Creating a Literate Community,
Supporting the English Language Learner, Comprehension and Response
and Connecting Home and School. Access the series here.
Information for and about children with special needs. Learn
more.
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