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MAKING IT WORK FOR ALL LEARNERS!

Join Cindy Samide at the Annual Parent-Child Home Program Conference to learn about developmental milestones, strategies for promoting language and cognition, and tips for enhancing motor and social skills in children. Don't miss this valuable opportunity!

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MAKING IT WORK FOR ALL LEARNERS!

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  1. PARENT-CHILD HOME PROGRAM ANNUAL CONFERENCE MAY 07, 2018 MAKING IT WORK FOR ALL LEARNERS! Cindy Samide, MEd, CPSE/CSE and Parent -Child Facilitator Roslyn Public Schools csamide@roslynschools.org

  2. DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES • Center for Disease Control provides free information, resources and training modules at the following website. • https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/index.html • Early development in all domains is critical during the first five years of life. • Social/emotional • Language • Cognition • Motor (fine and gross) • Self help skills

  3. TWO YEAR OLDS • https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/checklists/Checklists_WithParentTips_FNL-2yr.pdf

  4. THREE YEAR OLDS • https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/checklists/Checklists_WithParentTips-3yr.pdf

  5. FOUR YEAR OLDS • https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/checklists/Checklists_WithParentTips_FNL-4yr.pdf

  6. Playdough • Vocabulary • nouns – dough cutter items • verbs – pushing, pulling • Attributes – color, size • Conversational skills and dramatic play • Answering “wh” questions Following verbal directions • Rolling and pressing with whole hand • Pinching with fingertips • Pulling– hide things inside playdough ball for child to find Language and Cognition Motor Skills

  7. It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw • Vocabulary • Pattern book – reciting chant together as the book is read • “Wh” questions about the items in the book • Creating a white design on blue paper using paint, collage materials, chalk or crayons • Walking and playing outside to look at the clouds Language and Cognition Motor Skills

  8. Toy Farm • Vocabulary (animal labels, farm, barn) • Counting • Matching • Conversational skills • Prepositions (in, on, under, next to) • Following verbal directions • Sing Old McDonald • Dramatic play scenarios – taking care of baby animals, feeding animals • Sharing toys and turn taking skills • Identifying emotions and feelings Cognition and Language Social/Emotional skills

  9. I Went Walking by Sue Williams • Vocabulary – animals, positional concepts • Counting with 1:1 correspondence • Retelling the story • Predictions • Answering questions • Move like the animals in the story • Have a parade Language and Cognition Motor and Social

  10. Tips For Promoting Attending And Transition Skills • Puppets to read stories • Visual and tangibles related to the story • Music – songs and poetry • Five minute warning for transitions • Let the child know what will happen next

  11. Strategies to promote dramatic play. • Observe! Observe! Observe! • Engage in play with the child – facilitate rather than direct play. • Model language and play schemes. • Ask open ended questions. • Better to ask questions such as “What does the pig want for lunch?” instead of “What color is the pig?”

  12. Increasing Vocabulary • Use descriptive language – include adjectives and adverbs • Respond to child’s comments by expanding on what they are saying • Describe what you see a child doing • Use open ended questions • Read to children daily

  13. Promoting Phonological Awareness(the sounds of spoken language) • Rhyming and alliteration songs and books • Clapping out syllables in songs or words • Games • Hide something- I’m thinking of something that rhymes with hat Modification- show limited choices- horse, bat, car) • Do an action that starts with the first letter of a child’s name, “Running Rachel” Modification: should Rachel Run or Jump

  14. Clap, stamp or jump as you count Provide a pointer to count with Provide opportunities to count during naturally occurring events within play Count plates as you set the table for a tea party Count blocks in a tower Count how many animals are sleeping in the barn Ask the child to give you a specified number of blocks Counting With 1:1 Correspondence

  15. Sorting by Measurable Attribute • Start with matching • Use visuals to organize each “pile” (ex: use a red, blue and yellow bowl to sort colored bears) • Label attributes (big, small, tall, short, heavy, light) during naturally occurring events to increase measurement vocabulary

  16. Promoting Fine Motor Skills • Paint – finger paint, paint with Q-tips, use different size brushes • Work on a vertical surface • Sensory materials – playdough, clay, goop, sand play, rice and beans • Manipulatives –pegs, lacing beads, blocks • Puzzles and copying block designs • Scissors with supervision • Spray bottles • Pouring and scooping

  17. Best practices for sharing concerns with parents Always share strengths first. Utilize anecdotal observations to illustrate concerns. Provide examples of milestones expected Children do best when parents and professionals work together! Do not guess what a diagnosis may be. Rather the conversation is to encourage a parent to talk to the Dr. or seek an evaluation. Provide the parent with the appropriate contact information to refer their child for an evaluation

  18. Individuals with Disabilities Education ACT (IDEA) • The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the United States and ensures special education and related services to those children. • Part C – Infants and Toddlers • Part B – Ages 3 to 21

  19. The Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with DisabilitiesPart C of IDEA Birth to age 3 Established by Congress in 1986 Contact information for each state: http://ectacenter.org/contact/ptccoord.asp

  20. The Preschool Grants programPart B, Section 619 • Supports the states in providing services to children with disabilities, ages 3 through 5. • Provided through public school systems • Contact information for each state: • http://ectacenter.org/contact/619coord.asp

  21. Recommended Resources • Zero To Three https://www.zerotothree.org/ • NAEYC https://www.naeyc.org/ • Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood: http://www.dec-sped.org/ • Baby Talk – Send an email to get on the monthly listerserv – each month you will receive a free newsletter with hyperlinks to articles and recources: subscribe-babytalk@listserv.unc.edu • HealthyChildren.org https://www.healthychildren.org • Reading Rockets http://www.readingrockets.org/

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