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Implementation grants available now
Awards ranging from $15,000 to $55,000 are available from Doing What Works. Preschool Language and Literacy is one of the topics that will be funded. Use Language is the Key to implement dialogic reading using the CAR strategies.
Read the article...Classroom composition can shortchange children with the greatest need
Poor children may actually lose ground in language development when grouped together in preschool classrooms. Classrooms that blend preschool children from different backgrounds benefit both low- and high-ability children.
Read the article...Free for Head Start programs: Language is the Key DVDs
Language is the Key in English and Spanish is available at no cost to all Head Start programs from the NCQTL. The set includes the DVDs Talking and Books and Talking and Play. The DVD programs teach parents and educators to use the CAR strategies.
Read the article...Stunning results from community-wide preschool partnership
The city of Bremerton has a poverty rate of 59% and a reduced and free lunch rate ranging from 42-79% among their 10 schools. Their Early Childhood Care and Education Partnership is making sure all children are successful students by the end of third grade.
Read the article...More words with wordless books
Researchers at Utah State University found that wordless picture books promote oral language development better than books with text. With wordless picture books, adults use more complex language and elicit more complex language from young children.
Read the article...Chairman of “the Fed” weighs-in on early childhood education
Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke addressed the significant contribution of early childhood education to our long-term economic health.
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Implementation grants available now
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Classroom composition can shortchange children with the greatest need
November 15, 2011 -
Free for Head Start programs: Language is the Key DVDs
November 14, 2011
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Implementation grants available now
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Language is the Key has been an eye-opener here in the Midwest, helping parents and teachers see that HOW we read with young children is every bit as important as HOW OFTEN we read with them.
Chris Kelley
Training Director
Children, Inc.
Covington, KY