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Great Expectations Conference 2011 Incredible Years & Write-Minded

Great Expectations Conference 2011 Incredible Years & Write-Minded. A Day in the Life ... Social and emotional development, language and literacy everywhere. Siobhan Cahill: Home School Community Liaison Officer, St Josephs Schools. Our services.

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Great Expectations Conference 2011 Incredible Years & Write-Minded

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  1. Great Expectations Conference 2011 Incredible Years & Write-Minded A Day in the Life ... Social and emotional development, language and literacy everywhere Siobhan Cahill: Home School Community Liaison Officer, St Josephs Schools

  2. Our services LIFE CYCLE RESPONSE – INTEGRATION – INNOVATION – CAPACITY BUILDING – SUSTAINABILITY – EVALUATION

  3. Supports in the school years • Very dynamic work going on across Ballymun and many children doing very well • Children in designated disadvantaged areas: lower than average academic, social & emotional skills up to 1 in 3 with serious literacy difficulties more likely to demonstrate behaviour problems including hyperactivity, conduct problems, peer problems • Close link between social & emotional development and learning • Requires integrated strategy of supports at home, in school and the community

  4. What we do • Family and community • 12 week Incredible Years parent programme • Parent literacy initiatives • Breakfast Buddies • Story Time • Story Sacks • Vocabulary Games • Incredible Book Club • After school and out of school projects • Focus on language & literacy • Partnership with community organisations • Integration with SCP, HSCL School based work • Professional development for teachers and support staff – Social & emotional • Dina in the Classroom • Teacher Classroom Management – Language & literacy • Balanced Literacy Framework • First Steps • Transitions • Whole school planning • For social-emotional development and literacy • Focus on leadership Children’s experiences in school, at home and in community activities support their social, emotional and literacy development

  5. A Day in the Life ...

  6. Before School .... • Getting ready for school • Sticker chart for organisation • Breakfast time • Talking about food • Reading the labels • Breakfast club

  7. On the Way to School... • Walking to school • Building relationships between parent and child • Reading signs

  8. Arriving at school • Welcome to school • Greetings • Print-rich environment

  9. Meanwhile.... • Parents attend an Incredible Years Parenting Programme • Parents attend Breakfast Buddies

  10. Learning Time... • Getting ready to learn • Show me 5! • Balanced Literacy Framework

  11. Children’s Experiences in School... • High expectations • Learning environment • Pupil-teacher relationship • Curriculum • Focus on outcomes • Extra-curricular activities

  12. Dina School • Twice per week, Dina School with Wally, Molly and Tiny Turtle • Words and methods to help children deal with the situations they might face

  13. Meanwhile... • Incredible Years Parenting Programme finishes up and is followed by Incredible Book Club

  14. Break Time ... • Fun and enjoyment • Hairy Maclary rhymes • Resolving Conflict • Skills from Dina School

  15. Meanwhile ... • Community Project Workers come together to plan for incorporating literacy elements in after school and out of school projects

  16. Learning Time ... • Vocabulary games with parents & teacher • Transitions programme for 5th and 6th class

  17. Meanwhile .... • Storysacks courses for parents

  18. Home Time ... • Lining up • IY hopeful message • Story Time session with parents and children

  19. Meanwhile ... • Professional Development for Teachers • Whole staff, clusters, individual teachers • Community Project workers • Lead activities with integrated literacy elements

  20. Evening Time ... • Parents attend an Information Session on ‘Supporting pupils from 6th class to Transition Successfully to Secondary School’ • Bedtime • Creating a bedtime routine as discussed at Incredible Years Parenting Programme • Parents reading a bedtime story

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