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Preschool for ELLs: Professional Development Dr. Palacios discusses professional development for preschool programs that have new ELL populations, as well as the benefits of teacher mentoring.
Making Parents Partners When parents play a part in their child’s academic career, students have better school attendance, make greater achievement gains, and have fewer behavior problems.
Educational Media 101 What does growing exposure to media mean for kids’ literacy development and how can parents and teaches turn media in to an educational tool?
Preschool for ELLs: Academic Skills Dr. Palacios describes key academic skills that ELLs need in preparation for kindergarten, as well as curriculum themes for preschool programs.
Preschool for ELLs: Language Learning and Assessment Dr. Palacios discusses language learning and assessment best practices/strategies for preschool programs serving ELLs.
Talking Tutoring: Tutor Training The experts talk about the qualifications of an effective tutor and the kind of tutor training that programs should provide.
Oral Language and Concepts of Print Dr. Ramey discusses how reading books to young children connects to oral language and concepts of print.
