Session Description: This session will dive into Ecosystem Element 3: Consistent Routines, Rituals and Transitions. The group will review and explore evidence of established routines, comforting rituals, and well-planned transitions […]
Session Description: This element focuses on the support of children’s language development and comprehension. Oral language is made up of receptive (listening) and expressive (speaking) components. Long before they can express themselves, young children begin to understand what is being said. This is known as receptive language. Once they begin to say sounds, words, and […]
Session Description: This session will explore integrated planning around anchor books and looks at the school/site’s efforts to develop curricular experiences integrated around a culturally preserving, developmentally-appropriate anchor book with […]
Session Description: This session will discuss element 6, Emergent Literacy Skills, which considers how teachers explicitly plan and provide curricular experiences and developmentally appropriate activities to support the development of […]
Session Description: This session will discuss policies and practices for monitoring children’s developmental progress in all areas (with a focus on language and literacy). Following a cyclical process relying heavily […]
Session Description: This session will explore the Ecosystem Element 8, which focuses on intentional supports for DLL learners. Dual Language Learners (DLLs) or emergent bilinguals, are children learning and developing in more than one language. This element is exclusively focused on the school/site’s systematic and integrated efforts to develop an equitable environment that support DLLs through […]
The National Association for Family Child Care reports that 40% of nearly 11 million young children with working mothers in the United States spent more time in family childcare than […]
Session Description: All families care about their children and just like teachers, want to support their learning. It’s essential to plan to establish strong partnerships with families from the beginning. This […]
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