1. Monica Pangaio

2. 3-part workshop series designed to
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improve literacy skills of children 4-8
Free materials and a chance to win prizes
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Eligible for free membership to Telebear’s
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Cub Club
Hands on crafts
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Exciting hands on presentation from a
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local community partner
Refreshments
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3. Understand how children learn to read.
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Learn what the research says about our
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brain(what it needs, how it
develops, and how it works).
Learn more tips to keep your youngster
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reading.

4. Work with the person next to you to
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construct a list of children’s shows.
 Place each program in the proper
column based on whether you feel the
program is good or bad for your child.
 You may have different opinions…talk
about why you put a program in the
column you did.

5. TV is a problem when
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 It occupies too much of your child’s time.
 It teaches things you feel you have to “unteach”.
 It exposes children to violence.
 It models gender, racial, or cultural stereotypes.
 It encourages children to think they need to buy
certain products.

6. TV-Y……appropriate for all children
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TV-Y7….most appropriate for 7+
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TV-G…..not a children’s show but appropriate
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for all ages
TV-PG…parental guidance suggested
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TV-14….parents strongly cautioned
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TV-MA...mature audience only
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7. Technology in your TV that can block certain
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programs based on their ratings.
As of 1/2001, all new TV’s will have this
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technology.

8. Why not ban it?  Will TV turn
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kids into
 TV’s are everywhere.
zombies?
 Provides us with footage we would
 There is no
not otherwise see.
research to
 Should they watch TV in school?
support this.
 Structured environment may  Where do
support learning. children learn
 Does TV keep kids from reading? to watch TV?
 W really don’t know if it prevents  From the adults
around them.
kids from reading but we do know it
can help develop pre-reading skills

9. Phonemic Awareness
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Phonics Instruction
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Fluency Instruction.
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Vocabulary Instruction.
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Text Comprehension.
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10. Ability to hear, ID, and
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manipulate sounds.

11. Helps children to
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learn the
relationship
between the
letter of written
language and
sounds of spoken
language.

12. Fluency is reading a text accurately and quickly.
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Non-Fluent
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 Brown/
 Bear brown/
 Bear what/
 Do/
 You see/
Fluent
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 Brown bear/
 Brown bear/
 What do you see

13. Words we must know to
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communicate effectively.
Oral vocabreading
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vocab.
New vocabulary is
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learned from reading,
listening to others,
especially adults and
through direct
instruction.

14. Understanding what is
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being read.
Continues to develop
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throughout childhood.
Reading
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comprehension
strategies like
retelling,
summarizing, etc. do
help.

15. Brain Research and Tips

16. Weighs about 3 pounds.
1.
Uses 20% of our energy.
2.
Consumes 1/5 of our Oxygen through blood.
3.
Needs 8 glasses of water for optimal
4.
functioning.
5. Needs leafy green veggies, nuts, lean meats,
salmon, fruit, vitamins, water, and yogurt.
6. 75% of brain growth is complete by age 3.
7. Caffeine changes the way the brain works.
8. Constantly changes from birth to old age.

17. 14% of what we hear
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22% of what we see
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30% of what we watch others do
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42% of what we must do on a regular basis
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72% of what is linked to an experience
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83% of what is performed as a challenging
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activity
92% of what we teach others
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18. Have a positive
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Provide natural light or
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attitude. a well-lit room.
 Read frequently
 Use finger tracking.
with your child.  Have child read at a
 Remove stress.
table rather than the
 Encourage your
floor or couch.
child to eat healthy.  Limit reading/study
time to 40 minutes.

19. The number of books read in the summer is
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consistently related to academic gains.
Reading is the doorway to all other learning.
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Those who do not read over the summer slid
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backwards in their reading skills and
achievement.
The more children read, the better their
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fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

20. View: Sesame
Street Episode
# 4060
Do: Create an Read: K is For
activity together. Kissing a Cool
Kangaroo

21. Each month, complete 2 learning triangles
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and send them to PBS in the envelopes
(Don’t forget your VDR identification
number).
Upon receipt, PBS will send your child a free
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book.
All instructions are in your purple folder!
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22. View: Between
the Lions: Zoop
Zoop
Do: Create a Read: Where’s
Monster Mask. My Teddy