Thursday, March 11, 2010

Early Reading Together

Early Reading TogetherEarly Reading Together is a low-cost group programme for parents of young children (babies to 5 and 6 year olds). The programme, which was developed and first implemented in 1983, is:
» designed to enhance the support which parents provide for their children's language and literacy development at home
» practical, user friendly, enjoyable and manageable for teachers, parents, librarians and children
» based on a sound theoretical and research framework
» implemented on a voluntary basis by junior school teachers, early childhood educators and librarians  Read more...

Teachers' Professional Records Online

MouseTeachers' Professional Records Online
TPRO® is a unique, secure and easy to use web-based tool that enables staff in early childhood education services and schools to manage professional records efficiently and collaboratively, and therefore saves time. TPRO® includes Teachers Council and Ministry of Education standards and facilitates compliance with these, together with ERO's requirements. 
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Reading Together

Reading TogetherReading Together is a research-based workshop programme for parents, children and teachers. It is designed to help parents / caregivers support their children's reading at home. The programme has been shown to raise children's reading achievement in a sustained manner, and to improve relationships between children and parents, and between parents and teachers (the original research was a randomised, controlled trial - the gold standard used by US federal authorities). It has been successfully implemented by teachers in various parts of New Zealand for more than 25 years.  Read more ...

Science Education

Science Education for Primary ChildrenScience Education for Primary Children
Suggestions for Teachers
This document outlines science ideas about the Living World, Natural Features of the World, Space, the Physical World and the Material World that are appropriate for primary school children. It also contains notes and suggestions to enable teachers to implement a science programme that encompasses these ideas. Read more...

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