Making a Difference - 10 Essential Steps to Building a PreK-3 System (Paperback)

The national push for early learning is no longer about preschool alone, but rather about strategic planning to increase achievement by working with communities to establish a strong Key Stages 1 and 2 foundation. This book provides the essential steps for carrying out this important work, including how to reach out to community early childhood education providers to establish quality instruction and build bridges to Key Stages 1 and 2. Drawing on their success in building a PreK-3 system in the Bremerton, WA school district and their work with schools across the USA, the authors provide education professionals with a field-tested, step-by-step road map that can be adapted for your own community and school district. Essential topics include: - Identifying the needs of families and children - Aligning resources, curriculum, instruction, and assessment - Establishing key players - Training staff - Developing a plan for implementation - Instituting professional learning communities - Anticipating potential challenges - Celebrating successes This book shows head teachers and early childhood professionals, as well as county officials, Education Officers, Head Start programmes, and Title I directors, how to provide all children with access to high-quality educational experiences in and before Reception and link early childhood standards and goals to the Key Stages 1 and 2 systems.

General

Imprint:	Sage Publications Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Linda T. Sullivan-Dudzic • Donna K. Gearns • Kelli J. Leavell
Dimensions:	254 x 177 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-1-4129-7423-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > Pre-school & kindergarten
LSN:	1-4129-7423-2
Barcode:	9781412974233

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