Good Afternoon!
We are apart of an early education research study and it started today! Four of our children were randomly chosen to be apart of the research study. Early Learning Indiana (ELI) is collaborating with the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University on an Indiana early childhood education quality initiative that seeks to improve instructional practices and enhance learning outcomes for children.
In the Fall of 2021, classrooms will be visited to assess 1200 children (about 4 per classroom) on a battery of standardized assessments to evaluate emerging language, mathematical and executive function skills. These children will be assessed again about 8 months later, in 2022, and we will also repeat the classroom observations.
We’re excited to be apart of this study!
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Evie and Mack explored their first and last names this morning during kindergarten sign in by counting the number of syllables.
We use two forms of syllable recognition. The first is clapping the number of sounds in a word. The second is placing your hand under your chin and counting how many times your chin moves up and down.
K.RF.3.2: Orally segment words into syllables.
We continued our exploration of syllables during K/PREK1 group. We read, ‘My Heart Is Like A Zoo’ and afterwards, we added our times to the correct syllable group. Then, each group member got to choose an animal from the story and we added their name to our list too!
In PREK2, children got a turn to roll a big blue dice. Once the dice came to a stop, they counted the number of white dots on the face of the dice that was up.
Here’s a sneak peak into the rest of our day!
Breakfast– Toasted oatmeal squares with fresh pears.
Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat flatbread, block cheddar cheese, fresh pineapple, and fresh carrots/cucumber.
PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and block cheddar cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.
Have a wonderful night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/31