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2. Talk, Read and Sing Together Every Day! - U.S. Department of ...

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   Encourage back-and-forth exchanges. • Tune into children’s interests and experiences and talk about them. • Take turns communicating. • Show that you are interested in what they are doing and listening to what they say. • Provide time for children to respond. 3. Invite children to talk about what they are doing.

3. Preschool Curriculum: What'sInIt forChildren andTeachers - ed

   files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED505161.pdf

   in the dramatic play area). The alphabet displayed and visible at children’s eye view, with children having access to alphabet toys and manip-ulatives (e.g., alphabet puzzles, magnetic letters). Functional signs that are visible around the classroom. (e.g., the class schedule, labels for toy storage, names on cubbies).

4. A Matter of Degrees: Preparing Teachers for the Pre-K ...

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   This 2010 report, authored by Marisa Bueno, Linda Darling-Hammond and Danielle Gonzales, reviewed research on training for pre-k teachers and concluded that educators with at least a bachelor's degree coupled with specialized training in early childhood are best able to foster development of the cognitive, social and emotional skills children ...

5. Preschool Development Grants Program - U.S. Department of ...

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   The Preschool Development Grants competition supports States to (1) build or enhance a preschool program infrastructure that would enable the delivery of high-quality preschool services to children, and (2) expand high-quality preschool programs in targeted communities that would serve as models for expanding preschool to all 4-year-olds from low- and moderate-income families.

6. Teaching Preschoolers to Self-Assess Their Choices in Pre-K - ed

   files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1132290.pdf

   West Virginia University. Young children have the capability of making decisions, informed choices, and self-assessing their progress on their choices. In this classroom of 4- and 5-year-olds, children used pictorial contracts, rubrics, and various self-assessment techniques as a method for continuous learning.

7. Early Learning Home Page - U.S. Department of Education

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   Dear Colleague Letters on Working Together to Improve Access to Preschool Through a Mixed Delivery Approach. The ED and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a joint letter in February 2024 to state school and early childhood leaders that highlights how federal funds available across both agencies can be coordinated to expand high-quality preschool services through a mixed ...

8. Prekindergarten Teacher Survey Summary Report, 2009–2010

   files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED619508.pdf

   of Pre-K teachers who agreed Average ratings All Pre-K teachers Lucy Read teachers only Average rating My Pre-K team works well together in planning for an effective program. 88% 3.31 (n = 231) 3.11 (n = 19) My Pre-K team openly shares ideas with each other. 2. 90% 3.42 (n = 229) 3.39 (n = 18) I receive information from my Pre-K team leader in a

9. Pre-K/Elementary School | National Center on Safe Supportive ...

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   Pre-K/Elementary School, the start of children’s formal education, is the springboard for future academic engagement and success. Early experiences, including early relationships and learning environments, serve as the foundation for later educational and life outcomes. As noted by Plato, "the beginning is the most important part."