rick donahoe, grant manager children’s reading foundation vice president, richland school board...
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CAN WE PREPARE OUR
CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN?
Rick Donahoe, Grant Manager
Children’s Reading Foundation
Vice President, Richland School Board
Erich Bolz, Assistant Superintendent
Special Programs, RTI, Teaching Learning &Curriculum
Richland School District
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WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT SCHOOL READINESS?
What is the responsibility of the local school district in ensuring school readiness?
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SHOULD WE EVEN CARE ABOUT PREPARING STUDENTS FOR KINDERGARTEN?
These kids aren’t our problem Our focus is K-12 The kindergarten teachers will fix
them
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IMPACT OF POVERTY ON ACHIEVEMENT
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HOW DOES K-READINESS PREDICT THE FUTURE OF STUDENTS?
TEST SCORES FROM 8 MILLION STUDENTS BASED ON NWEA DATA (2014)
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WHY CAN’T OUR KINDER TEACHERS CATCH UP STUDENTS?
TEST SCORES FROM 8 MILLION STUDENTS BASED ON NWEA DATA (2014)
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SCHOOL READINESS - DOES IT MATTER?
“It is common to find within a kindergarten classroom a five-year range in children’s literacy-related skills...(some) may have skills characteristic of the typical three-year-old, while others might be functioning on the level of the typical eight-year-old.”
~ Dr. Jeni Riley, University of London as quoted in a joint position statement of the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the International Reading Association
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WHAT IS RSD DOING?
Partners for Early Learning (PFEL) http://partnersforearlylearning.org
Communities in Schools (CIS) Initiative
National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS)
READY! for Kindergarten™ Reach Out and Read International Reading Foundation
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*HIGHLY INTERACTIVE TRAINING
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TOPICS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT2014-2015
Topics generated with participant inputThe Road to Reading: Engaging Parents in Their Children’s
LearningEarly Math & Number SenseGLAD-Guided Language Acquisition DesignDifficult People, Difficult Messages(2
sessions)STEM: It’s Not Too Early –STEM Education
Collaboration
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WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF EARLY
LEARNING
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INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO LITERACY GRANT
National Children’s Reading Foundation
Grant Director
2 year, $3.8M U.S. Department of Education
Second Literacy grant
Very High Poverty Communities
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GRANT STUDY RESULTSDR. PAUL STRAND, WSU-TC, 2014.
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Figure 1. Literacy Assessment Outcomes for Entire Sample
Letter Naming Letter Sounds
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HOW CAN DISTRICT’S FUND EARLY EDUCATION?
Title 1 DEL grants Basic Education Levy Grass Roots Funding Grant Seeking
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Head Start ECEAP All Day Kindergarten READY! for Kindergarten™ Reach Out and Read Dolly Parton Imagination Library Partnership with the Early Learning
Community
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WHAT CAN YOU DO AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER?SUPERINTENDENT?
Direct funding to Early Education
Most Cost Effective Solution Recognize your Kinder teachers
cannot catch up all students to grade level
DD pre-schools in your schools Parental involvement with their pre-k kids at your schools
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WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT SCHOOL READINESS?
What is the responsibility of the local school district in ensuring school readiness?
Questions?