Learning Differences and Obstacles
•Download as PPTX, PDF•
1 like•768 views
The document discusses early childhood education programs provided by Easter Seals North Georgia including Head Start, Early Head Start, Georgia Lottery Pre-K, and inclusion classrooms in partnership with Atlanta Public Schools. It notes that children from low-income families often have less access to books and language exposure which can delay development. The programs aim to provide developmental screenings, increase exposure to books, conversations, vocabulary, experiences and parental involvement to help close the achievement gap.
Recommended
More Related Content
Similar to Learning Differences and Obstacles
Similar to Learning Differences and Obstacles (20)
More from Voices for Georgia's Children
More from Voices for Georgia's Children (20)
Recently uploaded
Recently uploaded (20)
Learning Differences and Obstacles
- 1. Presented by: Kathy Williams, MAED Easter Seals North Georgia
- 2. Head Start and Early Head Start Georgia Lottery Pre-K Five Inclusion Classrooms (Partnership w/APS) One (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Lab (APS) ***High Risk Population***
- 3. Poverty ◦ At least 12 books available per child in middle- income families ◦ One book for every 300 children in low-income families ◦ By age three children from wealthier families have heard more than 30 million more words than children low income families ◦ Urban Child Institute
- 4. Mild to Severe Developmental Delays and other Disabilities ◦ Cognition ◦ Behavior ◦ Communication ◦ Motor ◦ Social/Emotional ◦ Educational Performance (in age-appropriate activities) ◦ PBS.org
- 5. Classroom Age/Grouping Number of Students Number of Staff Infant 8 2 Toddler 8 2 Twos 8 2 Threes 17 2 Fours-Fives up to kindergarten eligible 20 2
- 6. In the five Collaboration Classrooms (17 children) ◦ 1 Lead APS Teacher ◦ 1 Lead Easter Seals Teacher ◦ 1 APS Paraprofessional ◦ 1 Easter Seals Assistant Teacher More opportunities for INIVIDUALIZED Instruction
- 7. Developmental and Health Screenings Observations Increase early exposure to books Increase conversation Increase vocabulary Increase experiences (Field Trips) Read... Read... Read!!!!!!
- 8. Print rich environments Pre-reading skills Parental Involvement ◦ Increase parental expectations ◦ Attitudes towards learning ◦ Role models as readers ◦ Parents as supporters
- 12. BOOKS ARE POWERFUL !!!!!