

Invite Parent Literacy Leaders to Repeat Key School Words at Home
If children must hear and use a new word 24 times before 80% of them can remember it, teachers will need help making sure special words...


Teachers Partner with Parent Literacy Leaders
If children must hear and use a word 24 times before 80% of them can remember it, teachers will need help making sure special words get...


Conversation Starter #8 Cook It, Eat It, Clean It Up - A
Teacher's Guide -
Parents as Literacy Leaders


Early Career Preparation
At the Opening Minds Conference in Chicago on January 28, Ruby Payne talked about teaching very young children that experts think...


Conversation Starter #8 Cook It, Eat It, Clean It Up - Ages Birth to 1 ½ years old
Teacher's Guide -
Parents as Literacy Leaders - The Gift of Words: How do Children Learn to Talk?


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Open-ended questions do not quiz or test. They are conversation starters because the asker wants to know what the child thinks.


What other home visitors know and do:
Home visitors can use the VROOM website to help parents deeply appreciate the fact that they are the most important teacher