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Kindergarten Readiness: A Progress Report A project begun by: What is the Best Beginnings Council? Who is on the Ready Children Workgroup? Head Start Billings Public Schools HRDC Early Head Start The Center for Children

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Kindergarten Readiness: A Progress Report

A project begun by:

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What is the Best Beginnings Council?

  • Who is on the Ready Children Workgroup?

– Head Start – Billings Public Schools – HRDC – Early Head Start – The Center for Children & Families – United Way – And more… (child care centers, community groups)

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Background

  • Community Perspective
  • State Perspective
  • Federal Perspective
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Community Perspective

  • Best Beginnings Work group members felt

strongly that Kindergarten Readiness should be a priority for our community.

  • Anecdotal stories from principals and

Kindergarten teachers speak to the need for more readiness skills.

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State Perspective

  • We discovered work has started on this topic

at the state level!

  • http://dphhs.mt.gov/Portals/85/hcsd/docume

nts/ChildCare/BBAC/MeetingInformation/201 6June/BBACAssessmentWorkGroupUpdate.pd f

  • Support programs like: Graduation Matters!

Attendance Matters! In Montana

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Federal Perspective

  • A National Priority for the last decade or more

has shown a marked increase in state funded Pre-K. This has been driven by a desire to improve school success across the USA.

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So, we got started!

  • First we created a logo:
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  • And a Readiness

Checklist:

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We asked ourselves some key questions:

  • If the goal is to better prepare children in

Yellowstone Country for school success, who should this information be geared toward?

  • How should we deliver the information?
  • What do parents and child care providers

want?

  • What do Kindergarten teachers want?
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Who should this information be geared toward?

  • Parents
  • Child Care Providers
  • Community members
  • Pediatricians
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How should we deliver the information?

  • In an in-person class format
  • Other ideas?

– Apps – online course (accessible easily to parents) – 2 versions… one for families one for providers? – FREE – Child care?

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What do parents and child care providers want?

  • Easy delivery method
  • Do-able (cheap, convenient) activities
  • Prompts/reminders
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What do Kindergarten teachers want?

  • Social and Emotional competence
  • Some academic readiness
  • Family support in the school experience
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So what have we come up with so far?

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What will the curriculum include?

  • Video
  • Activities (hands on in class)
  • Activities to do at home/at child care

(handouts)

  • Links for resources/ideas
  • Apps for reminders/hints for success
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So let’s hear from some local experts!

  • What Billings Kindergarten teachers have to

say about Academic readiness!

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Examples of Academic Activities

  • Counting, sorting, organizing
  • Describing (vocabulary)
  • Measuring, comparing
  • READING READING

https://www.facebook.com/sandi.klingler.3/videos/vb.100000508380697/320568 747970069/?type=2&theater

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Ready to Read Montana

http://ready2readmontana.org/R2R-flash-main.html

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Ready to Read Montana http://ready2readmontana.org/R2R- flash-main.html

  • Example Texts:
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Sample/Demonstration

  • Born Learning Trail Born Learning Trail

https://youtu.be/vWamqFccJ6k

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Another App!

http://www.joinvroom.org/

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Sample from another teacher:

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Social Emotional Readiness

  • What Kindergarten Teachers have to say:
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Sample Activities

  • Give your child warnings before transitions. If they

know what’s expected, they’ll be more likely to comply without upset.

  • Link to a video about waiting that parents can watch

with their children, and talk about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWwP0bY0PUg

  • Print out emotions faces and talk about one each day.

“How do you think he/she is feeling? What if your friend/sister made that face? How could you help/join in?”

  • https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1280

&bih=838&q=emotions+children&oq=emotions+children&gs_l=img.3..0l2j0i8i30l8.4965 .7514.0.8010.17.17.0.0.0.0.127.1400.14j3.17.0..2..0...1.1.64.img..0.17.1391.hRNJjb5aFjs

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Understanding the importance of routines/schedules

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Skill Building for Success

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Examples

  • Stringing
  • Squeezing playdough
  • Using writing tools daily
  • Using paintbrushes at least weekly
  • Pouring
  • Opening containers
  • Peeling fruit
  • Setting the table
  • Dressing and undressing
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Providers: what sorts of suggestions do you have?

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Thank You!