Ready for School. Ready for Life.

 

           

 

A collection of articles for educators and providers that work with children ages birth-five. Articles are categorized and aligned with the Virginia Milestones of Child Development. Articles can be used for professional development training hours as a self-study option.

Articles related to better understanding the importance of school readiness.

This folder contains articles about how adults can help young children develop healthy social & emotional skills needed for school and life success.  Topics include positive discipline, behavior management and classroom organization strategies.

This folder contains articles about how adults can help young children develop language and literacy skills.  Topics include listening & speaking, phonological awareness & alphabet knowledge, print awareness & concepts, comprehension & vocabulary and early writing.

These articles relate to dimensions of the Classroom Based Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) that is used for Standard 2 in the Virginia Star Quality Initiative.  Articles describe ways teachers can provide high levels of instructional support to encourage higher levels of learning in young children.

These articles relate to topics for organizing and setting up a high quality early learning environment.  Content in articles aligns with Standard 4 on the Virginia Star Quality Initiative and Environmental Rating Scales (ITERS & ECERS).

These articles relate to strategies for working with children who are not native English speakers, and include information on how to help children make progress in understanding and speaking English.