1. Today’s Lesson  Write Your Name in Hieroglyphics  Sound Out the Symbols Used in Your Name  ¿Cuántas letras hay en tu nombre?

2. The Importance of Early Childhood Education Allison Huntley AP English Literature and Composition

3. Our Journey Today  Credibility  Research Paper  Field Work  Learning Stretch

4. Lack of Early Childhood Education Children who don’t attend preschool are more likely to:  Be retained in elementary school  Drop out of school  Receive lower-paying jobs than their peers who attended preschool  Break laws  (meta study by Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)

5. Benefits of Early Childhood Education  Kindergarten Preparation  Social and Emotional Development  Language and Cognitive Skills  Physical Development  Levels Playing Field (Head Start) Source: NEA

6. Field Work  Einstein’s Early Learners  Completed 25 Hours (will continue this summer)  Assisted instructors and worked individually with students

7. Wider Audience

8. Learning Stretch  Getting Information with Minimal Bias from Credible Sources  Patience is a Virtue (especially with young children)

9. The End of Our Journey -Let’s conclude today’s lesson… “Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” –Theodore Roosevelt