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Attitudes About Inclusive Preschool Education Among Parents of Children Without Disability: Generalized Social Justice Orientation and Specific Inclusive Concerns
By Asha Rudrabhatla, BA, Lindee Morgan, PhD, and Michael Siller, PhD
To make inclusive learning environments accessible, it is critical that parents of children without disability select inclusive alternatives when making decisions about their child’s preschool placement. This study examined attitudes toward inclusive education among parents of children without disability across 18 state-funded pre-kindergarten (pre-k) programs in Georgia.
Georgia College & State University Earns A+ For Prepping Teachers in Science of Reading
The latest report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) ranks Georgia College & State University’s Early Childhood Education program among the top 48 schools in the nation—and the only program in Georgia to go above and beyond standards set by literacy experts.
Evaluating Phonemic Awareness and Orthographic Mapping With the Woodcock–Johnson IV
Although phonemic awareness is an essential skill in learning to decode written words, practitioners may question which phonemic awareness tasks best operationalize their relationship with orthographic mapping, the process that converts a decoded word into one instantly recognized on sight.
More Evidence That Our Approach To Reading Comprehension Is All Wrong
A recent meta-analysis confirms that it’s best to teach reading comprehension strategies in combination with building background knowledge. It also adds the surprising finding that it doesn’t seem to make much difference how much strategy instruction students get.
TED Ideas worth spreading: How every child can thrive by five
"What if I was to tell you that a game of peek-a-boo could change the world?" asks seven-year-old Molly Wright, one of the youngest-ever TED speakers. Breaking down the research-backed ways parents and caregivers can support children's healthy brain development, Wright highlights the benefits of play on lifelong learning, behavior and well-being, sharing effective strategies to help all kids thrive by the age of five. She's joined onstage by one-year-old Ari and his dad, Amarjot, who help illustrate her big ideas about brain science. (This TED Talk was produced in collaboration with Minderoo Foundation as an educational tool for parents and caregivers around the world and is supported by UNICEF.)
Inside the Massive Effort to Change the Way Kids Are Taught to Read
A critical review of the Science of Reading and why it has gained so much popularity. A specific focus on Weaver in Oakland, CA schools.
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Barbershop Books Inspires Kids To Read For Fun
Their award-winning literacy programs celebrate, amplify, and affirm the interests of Black boys.