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Reading First is an alliance with the Wapato School
District preschool and the Yakama Nation Head Start sites in
Mt. Adams, Toppenish and Wapato offers programs that nurture
the cognitive, oral, and print language skills of the pre-kindergarteners
in those areas. ESD 105 staff members provide training and technical
assistance at the sites, nurture and assess children's growth,
and help show the children's families how they can provide early
learning skills in the home. |
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The Early Reading
First program began in January 2006 through a three-year grant of
$2.5 million from the U.S. Dept. of Education. Highlights of the
project include:
• Sound and letter recognition activities
• A parent mentoring program to increase family involvement
in early learning
• Resources and activities that are culturally relevant to
the participating children and families
• Backpacks with tape recorders for teachers to record stories
for the children to use at home
• Incorporation of literacy events into Head Start's family
learning activities
• Ongoing assessments to document each child's progress and
to modify reading instruction as needed
Click
here for information about the four Early Reading First
partnership sites
Early
Reading First contact information:
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