Parent Workshops:
Thursday, September 28, 2000
Reading Readiness and Learning to Read: How to Help Your Child Succeed
Presenter: Nell R.
Carvell, M.A. is the Director of Southern Methodist
University's Learning Therapy Program and the author of the Language
Enrichment Activities Program (LEAP). Ms. Carvell, a Certified Academic
Language Therapist, has over 30 years teaching experience. For the past
seven years she has directed a research study using the LEAP materials with
children in Head Start of Greater Dallas. This award-winning program is
currently used in Head Start and Childcare programs across the state of
Texas.
Presenter: Connie
J. Peters, MLA, a Certified Academic Language Therapist
from Southern Methodist University, has several years experience in working
in the traditional classroom, as well as working with children with
dyslexia. She designed a teacher-training curriculum that supports the LEAP
curriculum. The focus is on improving the teacher's skills in the areas of
reading, written expression, comprehension skills, and the implementation of
the LEAP curriculum in the Pre-K classroom. Currently, she works with
teachers in Head Start and Childcare programs across the state of Texas.
Parents and childcare providers can make a significant difference in a child's readiness for school. Understanding appropriate language development and reading readiness skills for preschool children are only part of the picture. Parents also need to know things they can do at home to help their children get ready for kindergarten. This session will address the new Texas Pre-K Guidelines for language and preliteracy development and what to look for in a good childcare program.
University of Texas at Brownsville, SETB Building, Brownsville, Texas
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
