Rick Donahoe, Grant Manager Children’s Reading Foundation Vice President, Richland School Board Erich Bolz, Assistant Superintendent Special Programs, RTI, Teaching Learning &Curriculum Richland School District
What is the responsibility of the local school district in ensuring school readiness?
These kids aren’t our problem Our focus is K-12 The kindergarten teachers will fix them
“It is common to find within a kindergarten classroom a five-year range in children’s literacy-related skills...(some) may have skills characteristic of the typical three-year-old, while others might be functioning on the level of the typical eight-year-old.” ~ Dr. Jeni Riley, University of London as quoted in a joint position statement of the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the International Reading Association
Partners for Early Learning (PFEL) Communities in Schools (CIS) Initiative National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) READY! for Kindergarten™ Reach Out and Read International Reading Foundation
Topics generated with participant input The Road to Reading: Engaging Parents in Their Children’s Learning Early Math & Number Sense GLAD-Guided Language Acquisition Design Difficult People, Difficult Messages(2 sessions) STEM: It’s Not Too Early –STEM Education Collaboration
National Children’s Reading Foundation Grant Director 2 year, $3.8M U.S. Department of Education Second Literacy grant Very High Poverty Communities
Title 1 DEL grants Basic Education Levy Grass Roots Funding Grant Seeking
Head Start ECEAP All Day Kindergarten READY! for Kindergarten™ Reach Out and Read Dolly Parton Imagination Library Partnership with the Early Learning Community
Direct funding to Early Education Most Cost Effective Solution Recognize your Kinder teachers cannot catch up all students to grade level DD pre-schools in your schools Parental involvement with their pre-k kids at your schools
What is the responsibility of the local school district in ensuring school readiness? Questions?