From katie.anderson at state.or.us Fri Jan 2 08:20:47 2015 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2015 16:20:47 +0000 Subject: [RFHF] January Ready 2 Learn newsletter Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA24529C3A30@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> The next Ready 2 Learn early literacy newsletter is now available online. January's learning topic is vocabulary development. https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/9168ea01401/add89e23-ad08-4211-b4e4-d007615e9aad.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 01D02665.00E42B10] ) 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 [StoryTime_GrandeRonde.png] Become a StORytime partner! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 1027 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 22483 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Mon Jan 5 14:19:13 2015 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 22:19:13 +0000 Subject: [RFHF] New book available from the State Library: The Power of Play, Animal Shenanigans Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA24529C4F9C@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Those of you who aren't librarians can check the following books out from the State Library by: If you live/work in Salem, come to the State Library between 1pm-4pm Monday-Friday to check it out. If you don't live/work in Salem or the State Library isn't conveniently located for you, then: * Go to your public library's website and look up the titles in the online catalog. (If you don't know your library's website, you can find it here http://oregonauthors.org/libraries/) * If your library has these titles, put them on hold/check them out as you would any other library item. * If your library does not have the following titles, call either your personal contact at the library or call the main library number and ask for the reference desk. * Provide the full title information listed below and tell them you would like to check them out via interlibrary loan. The librarian will be able to help you through that process. Library staff: The following new titles are available for interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. If you would like to request this or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process (e.g. OCLC or ALA request form). Otherwise, send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us or (fax) 503-588-7119. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rj_wbKPzMFs/VKsIVVG56QI/AAAAAAAAAYY/LkJEXy8hEfU/s1600/Stoltz_Power_of_Play_300.jpg] Dorothy Stolrz, Marisa Conner, & James Bradberry. (2015). The Power of Play: Designing Early Learning Spaces. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions. 978-0-8389-1255-3. Don't simply accommodate families with young children-draw them in and make your library a destination! In this hands-on guide, an early childhood specialist, a designer, and an outreach librarian take you step-by-step through the process of designing an early learning space that fits your space limitations and budget. With a strong focus on making play spaces welcoming for parents, caregivers, and children while reducing stress for library staff, the authors * Use current research to explain the importance of play in regard to early literacy and learning * Show how underutilized spaces of any size can be transformed into play spaces, with planning secrets for small, mid-size, and large play environments * Offer tips for reinventing reading nooks as "playscapes" that encourage fun and play * Present models of successful early learning spaces from across the country, with illustrations and floor plans * Suggest ways to motivate adults to help young children develop a sense of discovery, energizing adults and children alike to pursue the lifelong enjoyment of learning * *nclude sample guidelines, surveys, and plans to help you adapt your play spaces to the needs of your community * Present a vendor list, tips for cleaning toys, worksheets, and other tools for pulling it all together, from engaging library staff and community partners to hiring architects and contractors With the help of this book, you can transform neglected spaces into joyful places that help parents inspire their children to learn. (book description) [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t6G_4iA53Nw/VKsHZe1OY4I/AAAAAAAAAX4/_iFtnW3JExk/s1600/Reid_Animal_300.jpg] Reid, Rob. (2015). Animal Shenanigans: 24 Creative, Interactive Story Programs for Preschoolers. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions. 978-0-8389-1271-3. Featuring our four-legged, no-legged, winged, scaled, and feathered friends, this new series of story program lesson plans from bestselling author Reid will help librarians and teachers unleash kids' curiosity and learning. Using a combination of high-quality picture books, fingerplays, movement activities, songs, and games, these ready-to-use, mix-and-match lesson plans focus on universal themes such as family, friendship, and school-but with animal protagonists. Useful for both school and public libraries, for teaching as well as collection development, Reid's book * Includes two dozen complete 30-minute story programs for preschoolers that can also be adapted for K-2 children * Offers 70 new "in-between" activities such as fingerplays and movement activities, songs and musical activities, chants, creative dramatics, imagination exercises, and more * Provides alternate book lists at the end of each story plan so readers can further customize their own storytimes * Gives tips on how to energize presentations and encourage audience participation Using Reid's sure-fire story programs, kids and grownups alike will have a howling, barking, clucking, roaring good time. (book description) 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 [StoryTime_GrandeRonde.png] Become a StORytime partner! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image005.png Type: image/png Size: 22483 bytes Desc: image005.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 8095 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image004.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 6152 bytes Desc: image004.jpg URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Jan 15 16:13:55 2015 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 00:13:55 +0000 Subject: [RFHF] Statistics/In the News: Statewide Kindergarten Assessment Results Released Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA24529D8E53@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi! Oregon 2014-2015 Kindergarten Assessment Results have been released. Read the press release below and go to the Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Report Overview webpage for the full story. Here are a few things that stand out to me: * The assessment is not a comprehensive look at what children know, but rather focuses on a few of the skills that have been shown to be predictive of success in later learning. * The Kindergarten Assessment includes three components: Approaches to Learning, which includes teacher observations of self-regulation and interpersonal skills, and direct assessments in Early Literacy and Early Mathematics. * "We know that our Latino students need more access to culturally responsive early learning opportunities in general and more bi-lingual early learning opportunities specifically," said David Bautista, Assistant Superintendent of the Equity Unit at the Oregon Department of Education. "Developing a child's language of origin is a key strategy in developing early literacy." Approaches to Learning Early Mathematics Early Literacy Self-Regulation Interpersonal Skills Total Numbers & Operations English Letter Names English Letter Sounds SubGroup Average Rating (1 - 5) Average Rating (1 - 5) Average Rating (1 - 5) Average Num Correct (0- 16) Average Num Correct (0- 100) Average Num Correct (0- 100) Total Population 3.6 3.9 3.7 8.0 17.7 6.6 Here are a few storytime connections: * Storytimes provide young children a great opportunity to learn self-regulation. What opportunities are we providing children to practice these skills? * Storytiems provide young children the opportunity to interact with other children and adults. What activities are we implementing that facilitate developmentally appropriate interpersonal skills? * Naming letters and numbers is easy to integrate into storytimes (letter knowledge). How can we be more strategic about identifying letters and numbers by name during storytimes? * We do a great job of engaging kids in rhymes and word play that develops phonological awareness. Should we take the next step and provide more opportunities for kids to connect the sounds with their corresponding written letters? If so, how can we integrate those types of activities into storytimes that are focused on making reading and learning fun (print motivation)? 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 [OYAN_logo_clr.JPG] Talk about new teen books, teen programming ideas, and more at OLA's Oregon Young Adult Network winter meeting Friday, January 16, 2015 at Woodburn Public Library From: Super [mailto:super-bounces+jennifer.maurer=state.or.us at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of ODE Communications Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 9:15 AM To: super at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [Super] Press Release: Statewide Kindergarten Assessment Results Released Media Contacts: Aimee Craig, 503-930-1434 Statewide Kindergarten Assessment Results Released A Statewide Snapshot of Early Skills, An Opportunity to Focus on Equity Salem, OR (January 14, 2015)-The results of the 2014-2015 Oregon Kindergarten Assessment were released today. This is the second year the state has collected a snapshot of children's skills and knowledge when they first enter kindergarten. The state of Oregon wants to ensure that student success starts early. Children currently enter kindergarten having had a wide variety of informal and formal early childhood experiences. The Kindergarten Assessment provides a means by which to honor the diverse early experiences children have before they enter school while highlighting areas where resources can be targeted to better serve families and children. The Kindergarten Assessment also gives schools additional information that can inform how they invest their limited resources in supporting the social, emotional, and academic development of students in the early elementary grades. The assessment is not a comprehensive look at what children know, but rather focuses on a few of the skills that have been shown to be predictive of success in later learning. The Kindergarten Assessment results provide a snapshot of the extent to which children are starting school with the skills that will allow them to engage in and benefit from the opportunities and experiences provided to them. "Research is clear that the experiences children have in their earliest years set the stage for future learning and success," said Megan Irwin, Acting Early Learning System Director. "We know that supporting all young children and families to learn and thrive will not only benefit children and families in the short term, but the investment will benefit our schools, our communities and our state's future prosperity. This data elevates the need for that investment and the need to make sure equity is front and center in all of our early learning strategies." It is the State's priority to ensure that students enter kindergarten ready to learn and are reading to learn by third grade. The Governor's Requested Budget includes a $135 million investment in early learning. This investment is targeted toward strategies designed to close opportunity gaps and eliminate disparities for students, age three through grade three. The total package of investments includes funding for child care subsidy, early intervention and special education, family coaching and support, early literacy strategies, preschool, and early learning hubs. Districts such as the Roseburg School District are using their Kindergarten Assessment data to evaluate the needs and opportunities in each of their elementary schools and make sure resource allocations match the needs. "The Kindergarten Assessment data provides a more nuanced look at the strengths and opportunities in our incoming kindergarten class than we have ever had before," said Jill Weber, Teaching and Learning Administrator, Roseburg School District. "We can start to evaluate how the investments we are making in preschool and parent engagement are making a difference for our students." The Assessment The Kindergarten Assessment includes three components: Approaches to Learning, which includes teacher observations of self-regulation and interpersonal skills, and direct assessments in Early Literacy and Early Mathematics. The child-friendly assessment is a combination of teacher observations and one-on-one sessions during which a child is asked to complete tasks such as identifying letters or counting the number of objects in a picture. Children are never asked to write down responses during any portion of the assessment. The Approaches to Learning segment is based on teacher observations and perceptions of skills and children's behavior. Teachers observe their students in the classroom during regular classroom activities and routines and rate students' self-regulation behaviors and interpersonal skills such as the ability to focus, persevere at a task, and work with others. For each item, students are rated on a scale ranging from 1 (the child never exhibits the behavior described by the item) to 5 (the child always exhibits the behavior described by the item). The Early Literacy segment includes a letter names and a letter sounds direct assessment that are timed to measure fluency, meaning that they provide information about how quickly and accurately entering kindergarten students can produce letter names and letter sounds. The Early Mathematics segment is an untimed direct assessment in numbers and operations including counting, simple addition, simple subtraction, and recognizing number patterns. For more information about the content of the assessment, see the Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Report Overview. The Results Approaches to Learning Early Mathematics Early Literacy Self-Regulation Interpersonal Skills Total Numbers & Operations English Letter Names English Letter Sounds SubGroup Average Rating (1 - 5) Average Rating (1 - 5) Average Rating (1 - 5) Average Num Correct (0- 16) Average Num Correct (0- 100) Average Num Correct (0- 100) Total Population 3.6 3.9 3.7 8.0 17.7 6.6 Asian 3.7 4.1 3.9 9.2 28.7 11.5 African American 3.4 3.7 3.5 7.2 18.5 5.9 Hispanic 3.5 3.9 3.6 6.9 8.9 2.8 American Indian/Alaskan Native 3.5 3.8 3.6 7.3 14.3 4.5 Multi-Ethnic 3.6 3.9 3.7 8.3 21.1 7.8 Pacific Islander 3.5 3.8 3.6 7.1 13.3 3.8 White 3.6 3.9 3.7 8.4 20.2 7.7 Female 3.8 4.1 3.9 7.9 18.4 6.9 Male 3.4 3.8 3.5 8.1 17.1 6.3 The results overall are fairly similar to last year's Kindergarten Assessment results. For 2013-2014 results, click here. For 2014-2015 statewide results, click here. The field of kindergarten assessment nationwide is very dynamic and rapidly developing. Oregon has used a thoughtful, research-based approach to recommend and use the components of the assessment. The state continues to engage researchers and stakeholders to refine those components. "Historically underserved communities represent Oregon's best opportunity to improve educational outcomes," Irwin said. "In order for each and every child and family to learn and thrive, early learning services have to be differentiated and focused on the assets of each of our communities. The Kindergarten Assessment data gives us valuable insight into how well the early learning system is responding to community needs and we fully expect greater, equitable investments in early learning to help close the opportunity gaps that show up in this data." Results of the Spanish Letter Names Operational Field Test This is the first year the state administered the Spanish Letter Names component of the assessment. The Oregon Department of Education and Early Learning Division will continue to engage researchers, educators and other stakeholders in a conversation about the evolution of each component of the Kindergarten Assessment, including this measure. The intention of the Spanish Letter Names assessment is to honor and support the diverse language experiences children bring into kindergarten classrooms while at the same time considering the resources needed to continuously develop proficiency in English. The Spanish Letter Names assessment is only available to students who have been identified as English Learners and whose native language is Spanish. The Spanish Letter Names segment is intended to measure students' accuracy and speed in naming upper and lowercase letters in Spanish. Spanish Letter Names scores represent the number of specified letters a student is able to correctly identify in one minute. Below are the statewide results from the Spanish Letter Names measure. The chart below shows the results from the 4,369 students who were assessed with both the Spanish Letter Names measure and the English Letter Names measure. These students were more proficient with English Letter Names than Spanish Letter Names. Early Literacy English Letter Names Spanish Letter Names Average Num Correct (0- 100) Average Num Correct (0- 100) Students who took both the English Letter Names and Spanish Letter Names Assessment 4.71 2.94 "We know that our Latino students need more access to culturally responsive early learning opportunities in general and more bi-lingual early learning opportunities specifically," said David Bautista, Assistant Superintendent of the Equity Unit at the Oregon Department of Education. "Developing a child's language of origin is a key strategy in developing early literacy." # # # -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The Spanish version has the resource guide in English and DVDs in Spanish. This curriculum does not conflict with Every Child Ready to Read, it focus specifically and intensively on dialogic reading techniques while reading and playing with young children. You may also want to be familiar with Washington Learning System's other free early literacy resources all of which are in English and Spanish. "On-The-Go", which was used in Oregon's Reading for Healthy Families project, is also available in Somali, Vietnamese, Russian, Burmese, and Mandarin. Here is what you can do to check out Language is the Key: If you live/work in Salem, come to the State Library to check it out. If you don't live/work in Salem or the State Library isn't conveniently located for you, then: * Go to your library's website and look up the titles in the online catalog. (If you don't know your library's website, you can find it here http://oregonauthors.org/libraries/) * If your library has these titles, put them on hold/check them out as you would any other library item. * If your library does not have the following titles, call either your personal contact at the library or call the main library number and ask for the reference desk. * Provide the full title information listed below and tell them you would like to check them out via interlibrary loan. The librarian will be able to help you through that process. Library staff: Language is the Key is available for interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. If you would like to request this or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process (e.g. OCLC or ALA request form). Otherwise, send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us or (fax) 503-588-7119. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. Thanks, Katie URLs to copy and paste if hyperlinks don't work: * Washington Learning System's Language is the Key: http://www.walearning.com/products/language-is-the-key/ * Language is the Key English: http://catalog.osl.state.or.us/search~S2?/Xlanguage+is+the+key&SORT=D/Xlanguage+is+the+key&SORT=D&SUBKEY=language+is+the+key/1%2C18%2C18%2CE/frameset&FF=Xlanguage+is+the+key&SORT=D&1%2C1%2C * Language is the Key Spanish: http://catalog.osl.state.or.us/search~S2?/Xlanguage+is+the+key&SORT=D/Xlanguage+is+the+key&SORT=D&SUBKEY=language+is+the+key/1%2C18%2C18%2CE/frameset&FF=Xlanguage+is+the+key&SORT=D&2%2C2%2C * Other early literacy resources: http://www.walearning.com/resources/ 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://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1913/850987322447183/240/z/214215/gse_multipart8564.png] Looking for new ideas for your library? Check out books from the library information science collection! Language is the Key in Oregon: Promoting Intentional Adult-Child Interactions Published on Monday, January 19, 2015 Washington Learning Systems Newsletter Over 75 trainers from across the state are preparing colleagues, in their home communities, to deliver Language is the Key training to parents and teachers. Oregon is reaching out to unserved and underserved young children and families. The goal is Kindergarten readiness and literacy. We recently had the opportunity to work with early childhood education and care trainers from across Oregon. They came together to take the first step toward using Language is the Key statewide. Across the three trainings we conducted in Oregon, there was a very diverse audience representing every aspect of programs for young children and families. The list of agencies is broad and deep: * Early Learning HUB, Douglas ESD South-Central Oregon, Roseburg (Sponsor) * Oregon Department of Education, Early Learning Division (Sponsor) * Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education, Portland St. Univ. (Sponsor) * Head Start and Early Head Start * Recovery Nurseries * Family-home childcare programs * County and city Librarians * Americorps literacy volunteers * Cowcreek Band of the Umpqua Tribe * Early Childhood Special Education teachers from public schools * K and Pre-K teachers from public schools * Citizen volunteers * School Board * SMART, Douglas area (Start Making a Reader Today * Certified trainers for the Oregon Registry Trainer Program Language is the Key is a good match for Oregon. First, LK meets the criteria for an evidence-based program and has been shown to be effective with a variety of socio-economic and ethnic groups. The program is available in many languages and can provide a vehicle for engaging parents who do not speak English. Each trainee left with a set of Language is the Key DVDs in English and other languages as needed (e.g., Spanish, Tagalog, Korean, Mandarin, Vietnamese). They will each return to their locales and train their colleagues, who will in turn train parents and volunteers in their communities. The Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education (OCCD) is building on the initial training as they expand the program to additional communities. Their approach, Language is the Key: Promoting Intentional Adult-Child Interactions will include trainer scripts, additional slides to support trainers, and other materials tailored to Oregon's needs. They will be reproducing the Language is the Key videos in order to train more trainers. OCCD also plans to translate the CAR acronym into new languages to support Oregon's increasingly diverse families (e.g., Russian). On one of our training trips we spent four days in Roseburg and Riddle in south-central Oregon. It's a place of enchanting natural beauty with proximity to mountain wilderness and the ocean. But like many rural areas there is long history of unemployment and poverty. We met some kind, compassionate, learned, and busy people who are committed to preparing children for success in Kindergarten and reading at third grade. It was an honor share in their work. We are looking forward to visiting other states to conduct similar trainings in 2015. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The ideas flip-flops nicely between descriptions of Bedtime Math and how to integrate math into library programming. This is not an endorsement. Please remember to follow your organization's policies to review all possible resources to make sure they are an appropriate fit for your organizations and community. This webinar is made available to everyone via Oregon's membership in the Collaborative Summer Library Program which is a partner with Bedtime Math. 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 Follow us: [cid:image004.png at 01D0358C.4523C4D0] [http://www.thewwwblog.com/images/blogger-logo.jpg] [Picture] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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In addition, books are tagged into very specific categories like gay uncles, tomboys, trans people, gay pride, homophobia, alternative family building, and more. This may be a great resource for finding just the right book a family really needs to help their child see someone like themselves in a book or to introduce a topic families aren't sure how talk about with their child. Another good resources for finding books on these topics is Rainbow Lists. New lists are posted once a year. Books on these lists go through a vetting and selection process by a committee of librarians-specifically the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table and the Social Responsibilities Round Table. If you know of other great resources for children's books about gender nonconformity and other LGBTQ related topics, please 'reply all' to share them with the group. 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