About Me
- Elizabeth Bell
- Born in Canada, love that land, and landed in the USA as a young bride. Turned gypsy for a time travelling this land in our hippie mobile VW van, young and free. Soon mother to be , until seven children later and six grandchildren here I be, blessed by them all.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Research that Benefits Children and Families-Uplifting Stories
When I reflect on research that benefits children and their families in Early Childhood Education I draw from the data and research from the SEEDS program that is benefiting young children nationwide in increasing early literacy skills and Kindergarten readiness.They have the research and the data that proves that the Big Five transitions when embedded daily into the literacy rich schedule will push children along the road to literacy.The big five transitions are developed through phonological awareness, concepts of print, alphabet knowledge, vocabulary and background knowledge,and conversation skills. Their songs embed letter sounds and letter names, rhyming, alliteration ,the ABC's and their five day read alouds involve concepts of print, open and closed ended questions,strive for five conversations to increase language development and vocabulary, as well as vocabulary with relia (real objects).Their interventions include using sign in,picture naming, rhyming, and alliteration and more extensive interventions for children that need more support. I am a coach in this program and am living the research as I see the results daily in the children and the data that is collected . It is amazing!
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Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your great post. I am very much interested in knowing more the advantages of early literacy and the creative ways of including it in my lesson plans. I tried googling SEEDS program but not sure if I found the same website where you got your information. Do you mind sharing it with me and also if you have any other additional resources about this topic. I really really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Maryam
Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteIt seems we have a lot in common! I too was a coach for a field test in 2009 in Washington State called Seeds to Success. Since then, I've been an early learning coach and have been a part of the research year 2 (implementation study) and most recently the state wide implementation of QRIS. I agree, it's amazing to be a part of something from day one and to have first hand knowledge of the impact the program makes on children and families. Keep up the good work and I would love to hear more about your experience.
Hi Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post. It sounds like you are part of a quality early childhood program. I love to hear of programs that are research based and have the best interest of the children in mind. I see that we are treding that way in this country right now. Even though we have a long way to go, that makes me happy:)