From katie.anderson at state.or.us Fri May 6 14:32:46 2011 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 21:32:46 +0000 Subject: [RFHF] Every Child Ready to Read curriculum update Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA241B28E2B4@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hello! As many of you know the Every Child Ready to Read curriculum you were trained in and received materials for when you participated in RFHF has been updated. Earlier this week I attended a webinar to learn about the updated curriculum. The most important thing for you to know is: * All the background early literacy research in version of the curriculum you have is the same as in the updated version-it's just presented differently. That means if you want to continue using the materials, manuals, and handouts you received as a RFHF participant, you can! You do not have to make any changes unless you want to. The updated curriculum changes how the early literacy research and information is presented to families to make it easier for you and the families you present it to. Some of the key changes are: * A switch from the six skills that children need to have to the five types of activities that parents can do with their children to get them ready to learn to read. Kids still need to learn the six early literacy skills, but the focus is on the activities parents can do to develop those skills. The five types of activities are: talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing. * It does not include as much jargon. Terms like 'phonological awareness' and 'dialogic reading' are not used. Plain language is used to describe those concepts and activities parents can do to help their child gain those skills. * Workshops are more activity based, and several workshops are for parents and children together. This means that the curriculum should be much easier to use for Healthy Start staff who have always presented Every Child Ready to Read to parents and children together. For library staff it means no more struggling with how to get parents to attend without their children. * There is a workshop on science and math activities for 2-5 year olds and their parents or child care providers. * There is a workshop specifically for you to share with potential partners to educate them about the curriculum and workshops so they can better decide if they are interested in partnering with you on implementing it. * Librarians, there are two workshops specifically for you to share with the rest of your staff to teach them a few things about early literacy, why it is important, and how to create an environment that supports early literacy-this is especially important when the library is open and it's you're day off or you are out of the building for some other reason. The webinar I attended to learn about the updated curriculum is now available to watch online for free at: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/ecrr/sneakpeekwebinar.cfm. It is an hour long, but if you are really interested in the updated curriculum it should be well worth your time. The State Library will be purchasing at least one set of the updated curriculum which will be available for you to check out via interlibrary loan. I will send an email on this list when it is available to check out. The curriculum will be available to purchase online at http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=3404 in June 2011 if you/your agency wishes to purchase it. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Katie Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Tue May 10 16:09:21 2011 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 23:09:21 +0000 Subject: [RFHF] 3 short articles/tips to share with parents Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA241B290A34@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hello! I subscribe to LD OnLine, a website dedicated to learning disabilities. The newsletter this month has three articles on parents and young children reading together. The three articles are very similar, but have some good information and tips specific to three different types of learning disabilities. All three articles have 4 or 5 tips for reading with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers that are good for parents with babies of all types of abilities! I've cut-and-paste just the tips and book recommendations from all three articles to create a one-page handout for your convenience (attached). Reading Together: Tips for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder http://www.ldonline.org/article/41114 Reading Together: Tips for Parents of Children with ADHD http://www.ldonline.org/article/41119 Reading Together: Tips for Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities http://www.ldonline.org/article/41115 Remember, if you are working with parents who are concerned that their child has a learning disability, only a trained health profession can make that diagnosis. If you are interested in more information about and resources for children with learning disabilities, LD OnLine is a good place to start: http://www.ldonline.org/ Hopefully this will be useful in your work with parents and early literacy. Katie Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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In the future, you can contact Katie with any questions regarding the RFHF project or the ECRR curriculum at 503-378-2528, katie.anderson at state.or.us As planned for within the RFHF project, Katie will be there to support your work in early literacy and parent education and to help sustain the RFHF project. For those of you who attended the training this past year (Cohorts 9, 10, 11, & 12), Katie will continue to receive the reports from library staff, and Jerod Tarte at NPC will continue to receive the reports for Healthy Start staff. Thank you for your interest in early literacy and your excellent work with parents and families of young children. Also, thank you for all the kindness you have shown and the support you have provided to me in this work. It has been a remarkable and rewarding three years. Sincerely Joann M. Contini 050110_1981_3371_v__v_thm Trainer Consultant Joann M. 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Susan Susan Lindauer, MSS, MLSP Director of Resource Development and Public Affairs Oregon Commission on Children and Families 530 Center Street NE, Suite 405 Salem, Oregon 97301 Direct Line: 503-378-5149 Main Line: 503-373-1283 Fax: 503-378-8395 Susan.Lindauer at state.or.us "You will not be known for the fruit you pick but by the trees you plant." Proverb "Joann Contini" on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 12:33 PM -0700 wrote: >To: RFHF Trainers, Participants, and Supervisors > > > >At the end of this month I will complete my work as Coordinator of the >three-year statewide early literacy project ?Reading for Healthy Families?. >It has been a great project with significant results and wonderful success, >and it has been a true delight to work with all of you. > > > >Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant at the Oregon State Library will >continue to provide the RFHF list serve as well as the RFHF website. In the >future, you can contact Katie with any questions regarding the RFHF project >or the ECRR curriculum at 503-378-2528, [ mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us >]katie.anderson at state.or.us > > > >As planned for within the RFHF project, Katie will be there to support your >work in early literacy and parent education and to help sustain the RFHF >project. For those of you who attended the training this past year (Cohorts >9, 10, 11, & 12), Katie will continue to receive the reports from library >staff, and Jerod Tarte at NPC will continue to receive the reports for >Healthy Start staff. > >Thank you for your interest in early literacy and your excellent work with >parents and families of young children. Also, thank you for all the kindness >you have shown and the support you have provided to me in this work. It has >been a remarkable and rewarding three years. > > > >Sincerely > >Joann M. Contini > > > >[Image] > >Trainer > >Consultant > > > >Joann M. 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Remember, there is an online Oregon Library Directory with general information about Oregon libraries. Thank you, Katie Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: HS Contact List_May 04, 2011.xls Type: application/msexcel Size: 193536 bytes Desc: HS Contact List_May 04, 2011.xls URL: