From katie.anderson at state.or.us Fri Aug 1 11:41:22 2014 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 18:41:22 +0000 Subject: [RFHF] August Ready 2 Learn newsletter Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2445842FDA@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> The next Ready 2 Learn early literacy newsletter is now available online. August's learning topic is print motivation. http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1116971370009-16/Ready+2+Learn+newsletter+August+2014.pdf The articles about early learning topics are relevant statewide and Ready 2 Learn is happy to share them. You may copy and distribute their newsletter as it is (click on the download icon on the webpage, it looks like this [cid:image001.png at 01CFAD7D.82577280] ) or copy their articles into your own newsletter/website as long as you credit the authors of the article and Ready 2 Learn. Please remember that this newsletter created by and for the Ready 2 Learn project in north eastern Oregon so other items in it may be relevant only to people from participating communities, such as liking their FaceBook page to enter contests to win prizes. For the same reason, their local Spanish translation may be different than what you would use in your community. Enjoy, Katie Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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 [Fizz Boom Read][Girlandcloud] Summer Reading 2014 at Oregon libraries! Find a summer food site. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Language Development >From Eye On Early Education, Strategies for Children By Alyssa Haywoode August 5, 2014 This short blog article has some good information about a new study around the importance of babies babbling and the role parents play in encouraging their baby to babble. This isn?t necessarily new information, just more solid data to support previous studies and research in this area. Here are the main points from the article that you may want to share with parents, caregivers, and other early childhood professionals: ? ?The results [of this study] emphasize the importance of talking to kids during social interactions even if they aren?t talking back yet.? ? ?The study has social implications, suggesting that the slow and exaggerated parentese speech ? ?Hiiiii! How are youuuuu?? ? may actually prompt infants to try to synthesize utterances themselves and imitate what they heard, uttering something like ?Ahhh bah bah baaah.?? ? ?Parentese is very exaggerated, and when infants hear it, their brains may find it easier to model the motor movements necessary to speak.? If this topic is of interest to you, you may also want to read the study itself. Thanks, Katie Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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 [Fizz Boom Read][Girlandcloud] Summer Reading 2014 at Oregon libraries! Find a summer food site. The short blog article about the study: http://eyeonearlyeducation.com/2014/08/05/whats-really-going-on-in-babies-brains-language-development/ The study: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2014/07/10/1410963111.full.pdf+html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3127 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Kitzhaber, M.D.] NEWS RELEASE AUGUST 19, 2014 Media Contact: Melissa Navas, 503-378-6496 Rachel Wray, 503-559-1277 Governor Kitzhaber Appoints Megan Irwin Acting Early Learning System Director New Early Learning Policy Director Announced (Salem, OR) - Governor Kitzhaber announced today the appointment of Megan Irwin as Acting Early Learning System Director. Ms. Irwin's appointment follows the retirement of Jada Rupley, whose last day with the Division was August 15. The appointment is immediate. "Megan is an energetic and engaged leader who will foster the talent of both Early Learning Division staff and community leaders who are doing great work," Governor Kitzhaber said. "She will continue to partner with communities and the Legislature to help shape a quality early learning system that follows through on the promise we made to our youngest Oregonians." Ms. Irwin takes over as Acting Director after holding key leadership positions in the Early Learning Division in which she oversaw policy and programs, managed the state's Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge grant, and supported the creation of cross-sector early learning hubs. Ms. Irwin double majored in journalism and mass communications and in political science at Arizona State University. She began her career as a journalist in Phoenix, Arizona, focusing on issues related to children, families, and immigrants. As part of a team, she is a two-time winner of the Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism and has also received multiple Arizona Press Club awards for her coverage of vulnerable children and families in the Phoenix-metro area. Ms. Irwin has also worked in education advocacy, overseeing community organizing and family engagement programs in 11 states. She is the proud daughter of two public school teachers. "The Early Learning Division is full of highly qualified, committed individuals with decades of experience working with children and families," Ms. Irwin said. "My job will be to listen, continue to bring alignment and clarity to this complex work, and ensure that everything we do helps to eliminate disparities across the state so that all children and families have the opportunity to succeed." With Ms. Irwin moving into the Acting Director role, David Mandell has been appointed Early Learning Policy and Partnerships Director. Mr. Mandell has been active in early childhood policy in Oregon for close to a decade. He spent seven years as the Policy & Research Director of the Children's Institute, where he focused on such topics as early childhood professional development, kindergarten assessment, and integrating social-emotional development into early childhood services. 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URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Tue Aug 26 12:52:57 2014 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 19:52:57 +0000 Subject: [RFHF] Announcing new Training of Trainers: Early Words Language and Literacy Development, Nov. 7 Pendleton Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244586ADB1@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi! Below is an announcement from the Oregon Registry about a training of trainers for the Early Words curriculum on November 7th in Pendleton. Participating in the training of trainers means you would be able to conduct Early Words training for childcare providers and offer them continuing education credit. What is Early Words? It is an early literacy curriculum based on the same research as the Every Child Ready to Read early literacy curriculum. What?s the difference between Every Child Ready to Read and Early Words? The intended audience and depth of information. ? If you want to provide early literacy training to parents and informal childcare providers who are only responsible for a few children at a time, then the Every Child Ready to Read is more appropriate for your intended audience because it provides the level of information families need to help their children get ready to read. ? If you want to provide early literacy training to childcare providers who are responsible for large groups of children, then Early Words is more appropriate for your intended audience because it provides a higher level of knowledge early childhood professionals need to plan educational programs. As I mentioned both curriculums are based on the same research. Therefore if you have a preference for one curriculum over the other, then you may use that curriculum for both audiences. I?ve used Early Words with parents effectively and Every Child Ready to Read with childcare providers effectively. The more tools you have in your early literacy toolbox the better you will be able to meet the needs of each unique audience. If you are not already in the Oregon Registry Trainer Program, then you will need to apply for the level of trainer you are interested in becoming in addition to the training application. Each level of trainer has a basic application. Click this link to go to the program page http://www.pdx.edu/occd/oregon-registry-trainer-program-6. A link to the applications is located just under the photograph. Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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 [Fizz Boom Read][Girlandcloud] Summer Reading 2014 at Oregon libraries! Find a summer food site. From: trainer-notes-bounces at lists.pdx.edu [mailto:trainer-notes-bounces at lists.pdx.edu] On Behalf Of Dee Wetzel Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 2:25 PM To: Trainer-notes at lists.pdx.edu Subject: [Trainer Notes] Announcing new Training of Trainers! Early Words Language and Literacy Development 2014! Calling all Trainers! Announcing New Training of Trainers--Early Words Language and Literacy Development 2014 The Oregon Center for Career Development (OCCD-Oregon Registry) in Childhood Care and Education at Portland State University is excited to announce an initial recruitment for new Trainers of our Early Words Language and Literacy Development 2014 curriculum. This training of trainers will take place in Pendleton, Oregon on November 7, 2014 from 8:30am-4:30pm. Please check out our website below for application information. http://www.pdx.edu/occd/oregon-registry-trainer-program-6 Best Always, Oregon Registry Trainer Program Team Dee Wetzel, Training and Education Coordinator Oregon Center for Career Development Portland State University Ph:503-725-8564 e-mail: wetzel2 at pdx.edu http://www.pdx.edu/occd [Portland State University logo] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: psu_signature165x35.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1469 bytes Desc: psu_signature165x35.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3127 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image004.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2117 bytes Desc: image004.jpg URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Aug 28 15:34:30 2014 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 22:34:30 +0000 Subject: [RFHF] Picture books for Hispanic Heritage Month Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244586C98B@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi! I just received the following email with a few good picture book recommendations for Hispanic Heritage Month from ALA?s Association for Library Services to Children blog. When I did storytimes for little ones, my favorite Spanish/English bilingual books were ?Fiesta! and Siesta by Ginger Foglesong Guy and Ren? King Moreno. What are your favorite storytime books that are appropriate for Hispanic Heritage Month? [http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51tf1N42-RL.jpg] [http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51UD6qzbyPL.jpg] Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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 [http://www.ala.org/bbooks/sites/ala.org.bbooks/files/content/BBW14_Profile_op1.jpg] Banned Books Week is September 21-27, 2014 Celebrate the Freedom to Read in Oregon! Plan Banned Books Week Activities. ________________________________ Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Posted: 27 Aug 2014 09:01 PM PDT Ahhh, the fall. A sweet, sweet time for those in charge of booklists, displays, and story times. Back to school and fall books are perennial favorite subjects until it?s time to rediscover the fall and early winter holiday collection. However, if you?re not quite ready to break out your fall books collection, Hispanic Heritage Month is an ideal time to highlight or expand your collection of books that celebrate the diversity of Hispanic cultures. What started as a week-long celebration in 1968 is now a month long observance (September 15-October 15) of Hispanic history, arts, and culture. [marisol] (image taken from author website) Marisol McDonald Doesn?t Match captures the reality of many biracial children in an upbeat and endearing spitfire of a character. Marisol doesn?t see anything weird with mismatches: green polka dots and purple stripes, peanut butter and jelly burritos, or brown skin and red hair are pretty cool in her eyes. When Marisol tries to match, she finds that things are confusing and boring. Thanks to an intuitive teacher, she regains confidence in her unique viewpoint and look. This bilingual story is charmingly illustrated and told through a very realistic child narrator. [papa] (image taken from HarperCollins website) Arthur Dorros and Rudy Gutierrez?s Papa and Me is a loving, gentle, and authentic look at a father-son relationship. Papa is encouraging, wise, and just plain fun to be with. Spanish words are sprinkled throughout the story. (See also Mama and Me by the same author.) [tooth fairy] (image taken from Random House website) As a huge fan of cross-cultural children?s books, The Tooth Fairy Meets El Raton Perez is one of my favorite Latino-oriented picture books. When Miguelito puts his tooth under his pillow and falls asleep, two magical creatures appear in his room to lay claim to his tooth. The Tooth Fairy asserts ownership because Miguelito is in the United States, but El Raton Perez, the tooth-collecting mouse who collects teeth in Latin America and Spain, defends ownership due to family tradition. Thankfully, they both work out a compromise. This is a fun and unique way of presenting a rite of passage in many cultures. [rebozo] (image taken from Random House website) What can you do with a rebozo (a long scarf)? You can accessorize a dress, play hide and seek, keep a grandmother or baby brother warm, use it as a blindford while attempting to burst a pinata?so many things! Not only is this is celebration of a close-knit family, but it?s also a tribute to creativity. (See also What Can You Do With a Paleta? by the same author.) What are your favorite picture books featuring Latino characters and culture? Tell us in the comments! Tweet You are subscribed to email updates from ALSC Blog To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Email delivery powered by Google Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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