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Pre -K ELLA Revisions

Pre -K ELLA Revisions. In-service, June 18, 2014. Before we Begin. The Book of Your Life. If they wrote a book about your life what kind of book would it be and what would it be called? Or do you have a favorite book that you feel describes your life?

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Pre -K ELLA Revisions

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  1. Pre-K ELLA Revisions In-service, June 18, 2014

  2. Before we Begin

  3. The Book of Your Life • If they wrote a book about your life what kind of book would it be and what would it be called? Or do you have a favorite book that you feel describes your life? • Directions: Review the next slide “Book Genres” and write down your answer to the question above. Place your sticky note on the dry erase board at front of the room

  4. Book Genres • Science fiction • Drama • Romance • Mystery • Horror • Self help • Guide • Travel • Children's • Religious • Science • History • Poetry • Encyclopedias • Dictionaries • Comics • Art • Cookbooks • Prayer books • Series • Biography • Autobiography • Fantasy • Diaries • Journals

  5. General Overview What’s New? • Reflection section to eachlesson. • AECE Framework Handbook benchmark categories: • DevelopmentalLearning Strand 1- Social /Emotional • EmotionalLiteracy, EmotionalRegulation • DevelopmentalLearning Strand 3- Cognitive/IntellectualLearning • Technology and Tools • More information books • Adventures in Learning Brochure • What’sChanged? • Deletedsome books. Some brochures no longer given, canbefound online at Division website: Literacy, It’s a FamilyAffairLanguageisDiscovery • Updatedchanges in: • AOM (2012), ECERS-Revised Edition (2005), • AECE Framework (2013) – New benchmarks

  6. What’s New? Appendices • Appendix B: An Overview of Adventures in Learning • Appendix C: Books for Take Home Literacy Packs

  7. Lesson 1 What’sChanged? • Remeber to do Pre-test in class- if at all possible beforeteachingany course material. • Added: MATERIALS: List of Pre –K ELLA topics for posting DVD- WelcomePre- K ELLA Media Player Classroom copies of revised AOM & AECE Framework Handbook ECERS- Revised Edition -2005 • What’sRevised? • AOM (2012) changes, • AECE FWHandbook 2013 • What’s New?Trainer Note: • Refer to Benchmark SummaryTable, Framework Handbookand definition of benchmark • Refer participants to Benchmark Summary Table pg. 75 new FH.

  8. AOM RevisionsActivity -Review of AOM- page 11 • Review of the AOM. Page 71 Language Development Benchmarks • State that on page 20 the AOM also shows the continuum of these early childhood education benchmarks with the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. • Of particular interest to all preschool teachers is connecting the Kindergarten Readiness Indicators with the Arkansas Early Childhood Education Benchmarksfound on page 15. • Some may be interested in the correlation with the Work Sampling System which is found on page 61 or with the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework which is found on page 1.

  9. Lesson 2 What’s New? • What’s New? • Materials- added: Adventures in Learning Overview -FactSheet &Activity. • -DeletedTrainer note and FactSheet1 (Adventures in Learning replaces this) Adventures in Learning. Refer participants to Appendix B, An Overview of Adventures in Learning and Featured Books. Invite them to read the brief description of the curriculum. • Allow participants time to review the overview, paying particular attention to some of the featured books. Explain that the topics of study have a language and literacy focus and activities that are based on the Arkansas Early Childhood Education Framework Learning Strands and Benchmarks. Of importance to many programs is the fact that Adventures in Learning is an Arkansas approved comprehensive early childhood curriculum. Invite a show of hands from participants who are using Adventures in Learning in their program and allow a few minutes of discussion about their experiences with the curriculum. • SeeFactSheet 2- books deleted -someadded for eachcenters – • Added to ActivitybeforeFactsheet 2: Review Fact Sheet 2 and invite participants to compare their charts with the fact sheet.

  10. Lesson 3 What’sChanged? • What’s Been Added?: Materials- • AECE Framework Handbook- classroom set • Books for participants: Corduroy, Goodnight Moon, Guess How Much I Love You • Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework after Objective 2 • What’s been deleted?– • Activity 1- Social- EmotionalAcrostic- • Replace with -Activityunder Objective 1 : Characteristics of a SociallyEmotionallyHealthy Child). • *Replacement page: ActivitySheet 1- Part A- IndividualActivity possible answers as activity, • -Added benchmarks: 1.25 Identifies one’s own feelings 1.26 Expresses thoughts and feelings in words *Side note: The GettingReady for Kindergarten: A Guide for Teachers and Caregivers of Preschool Children has not yet been revised- Benchmarks will not correspond to new AECE Framework Handbook. AlsoWorkSampling has been revised to addLanguage and Literacy for English LanguageLearnersunder II Language and Literacy Domain

  11. Lesson 3- New Activity! • Added - Activity- Strategies and Activities that Support Benchmarks- pg 62. Explainto participants that in Section II of the Framework Handbook are strategies and activities that support children in achieving each of the Benchmarks. Invite participants to refer Section II of the Handbook. Note that Social/Emotional Benchmarks are listed in the left column and Strategies/Activities are listed in the right column. Invite participants to review the following Benchmarks and Strategies and Activities that support the Benchmarks and identify the strategies and activities that support a child’s use of language in establishing positive relationships with others: • Benchmark 1.21 Becomes involved in solving social problems (conflicts). • Benchmark 1.24 Expresses care and concern for others. Benchmark 1.26 Expresses thoughts and feelings in words. Allow a few minutes for participants to discuss the strategies and activities that they are using or might use to support the children in their classroom in achieving the three Benchmarks discussed. Collect the class set of Arkansas Early Childhood Framework Handbook for Three and Four Year Old Children. * Additional Trainer note: Remind Participants: Benchmark Summary Table

  12. Lesson 4 What’sChanged? • PAGE NUMBER Changes!!! • Arkansas Early Childhood Education Framework Handbook for Three and Four Year Old Children (2013) page 35: Plan the schedule to allow large blocks of time, from 45 to 60 minutes each, for independent play. • Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale- Revised Edition. [ECERS] (2005), Page 63: 5.3 A substantial portion of the day is used for play activities. Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs(2009), page 153: Teachers allocate extended periods of time in learning centers (at least 60 minutes) for children to engage in play. The Creative Curriculum for Preschool (2002), page 93: In Daily Schedule Guidelinessuggest that teachers plan at least 60 minutes a day for each choice time so that children can become deeply involved in their play.

  13. Lesson 5 What’sChanged? Deleted:ActivitySheet 2- • Objective 3 ConnectingPre-K ELLA Topic and The FamilyConnectionActivities. Deleted: Activity- ReviewLinks for Parents & Teachersactivity . • Reminder: Whendiscussing Link for Parents and Teachersremind participants KRI have been revised and will not bereflected (approved in April/May, 2014). Added books to the lesson: • The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn • Ask Mr. Bearby Majorie Flack Added/ deleted: Books for themes in ActivitySheet 2

  14. Lesson 6 What’s New? What’s been Added? Benchmarks to the portions of video scripts sotrainers do not have to handout AECE Framework Handbook. What’sChanged? : Terminology- Tape » Video etc. Deleted: ActivitySheet 2 and activity: Connecting Learning Strands and Benchmarks. Deleted: Last Activity: Prepare index cards with Benchmarks……

  15. Lesson7 What’s NEW? New Books!! • Deep in the Forest- BrintonTurkle • Pancakes for Breakfast- Tomie de Paola Trainer Note about distributingDeep in the Forest &Pancakes for Breakfast. New Info!! Hart & Risley Landmark Study (1995; 2003).Pg. 153 NEW OBJECTIVE: EliminatingInequality in Children’sLanguageExperiences. Pg 153 NEW FACT SHEET: Strategies for PromotingRich Verbal LanguageExperiences. Pg 153 Deleted: LanguageisDiscovery RevisedExample of LanguageDevelopment Benchmarks chart: Appendix E :

  16. Lesson 8 What’sChanged? New Book! In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming Deleted: Transparency 1 and Activity: ‘The rain in Spain fallsmainly in the plain’ Added: Figure 8-1 Listing strategies and Activities for Benchmark 5.1 instead of distributing AOM. Pg. 179 Revised: removed page numbers for AOM Activity: (thatconnect to benchmark for phonologicalawareness) • Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework in the Literacy Knowledge and Skills Domain, Phonological Awareness Element- pg 8 • Kindergarten Readiness Indicators- pg.17 • Common Core State Standards Kindergarten English Language Arts Kindergarten Level- pg. 31 • Work Sampling System, Language and Literacy Domain, Listening Component- pg. 68

  17. Lesson 9 What’s New? Added: To Materials List: MotherGoose Picture Puzzles - by Will Hillenbrand Small amount of varied art supplies(pompoms, pipe cleaners, glue) Added: Poetry book A Child’sCalendarby John Updike. NEW:FactSheet: IntroducingPoetry with Young Children- pg. 205 Added: More to the first Activity :Read the poemJanuaryby Maurice Sendak in Read- AloudRhymes for the Very Youngto incorporate participants making a creationfrom the mental picturetheygotwhilelistening to the poem- pg.206

  18. Lesson 10 What’sChanged? LESSON 10: Added: The Three Billy BoatsGruff The Little RedHen A Story a Month Composite (per participant) Reminder: A Story a Month & B.A.M.M.M!!!- Have been revised but not updated on websiteyet. Added:Trainer Note to distributethe new books to participants Added: Appendix K listof Story a Monthstorytelling patterns and MotherGooseRhymesavailable on Division website

  19. Lesson 11 What’s New? Added: Objective 9: Book-RelatedProp Boxes Revised: Removed page numbersunderObj. 3 pg. 236 AECE Framework Handbook 2013, EarlyChildhoodEnvironment Rating Scale, 2005 & DevelopmentallyAppropriate Practice in EarlyChildhood Programs 2009. Added: Prop Box Activity for The Gingerbread Man or The Gingerbread Boy

  20. Lesson 12 What’sChanged? Added: Information books & definition to Key Terms Added : Trainer Note: Discuss with Participants TwoResourcesavailable at Division Website: CAL (CreativeAdventures withLiterature) CLAM (ConnectingLiterature and Math)-pg. 260 Added: Informational Books in the Preschool Classroom Section: which is a collection of curriculum guides paring informational books with storybooks and the implementation of CCSS requirementand ECERS-R in achieving Better Beginningsdesignation.( willalsobeavailable on DCCEC website)- pg .264 Deleted:Picture Book- A VerySpecialCritter Added: Alphabet Books: All the AwakeAnimals are AlmostAsleep by Crescent Dragonwagon, Concept Books: The ArtistWhoPainted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle Information Books: Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? By Susan A. Shea

  21. Lesson 13 What’sChanged? • Revised:Benchmark activity- (distribute AECE Framework Handbook) • reviewthe benchmarks and giveexamplesthat support sharedreading–pg. 278-279 • addedbenchmark 3.2 : uses picturecues to tell a story

  22. Lesson 14 What’s New? Added: Book: ChickaChicka Boom Boom Alphabet Under Construction Deleted: Book: The Farm Alphabet book Added: Book: LMNO Peas NEW alphabet games: ActivitySheet 3: • Treasure Hunt withShovel • Alphabet Soup • Letters on Lids • Letter Memory Game • Revised: There is a continuum of the Benchmarks with the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts Kindergarten Level. • In the Literacy Domain of the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework are indicators that align with the Benchmarks just listed. In the Work Sampling System, Domain of Language and Literacy, are performance indicators that correlate with the Benchmarks.pg 299.

  23. Lesson 15 What’sChanged? Deleted: books: • the signmakers assistant • Signs Added: books: • Backseat A-B See by Maria Van Lieshout • FactSheet 2 EnvironmentalPrintgames: -pg. 317 • Lacing • I can Read Chart

  24. Lesson 16 What’s New? Deleted: Introductoryactivity Added: New Activity: -What are your first memories of writing? How old do youthinkyouwerewhenyoubegan to write? – allow time for discussion Added: DictatedWriting • Dictate a Recipe – Ask a child their favorite food that a family member makes. Have them dictate the recipe and then illustrate the recipe. These can be put together as a recipe book and share with families. • Observation Log – Choose only one child a day to observe the classroom pet and enter their observation in the “Pet Log”. Have them dictate their observation and then illustrate to show what the pet is doing that day. Added: under Objective 10 Ex. of SharedWriting • How to list • List of questions Remember to do Post- test in class -if at all possible

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