NAEYC CHILDREN'S CHAMPIONS UPDATE
September 8, 2011
*U.S. Dept. of Education Releases Part C Early Intervention Regulations
*Join MSNBC’s Education Nation Summit Teacher Lounge and Town Hall
*Happy International Literacy Day
*Join MSNBC’s Education Nation Summit Teacher Lounge and Town Hall
*Happy International Literacy Day
PART C REGULATIONS RELEASED
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education released the final regulations for the early intervention program under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Part C is a $436 million federal grant program to states that funds services for infants and toddlers through age 2 with developmental delays or who have diagnosed physical or mental conditions with high probabilities of resulting in developmental delays. The new regulations give states greater flexibility in some areas and also focus on measuring and improving outcomes for the 350,000 infants and toddlers served by services funded through Part C. To read the new regulations, click here.
INVITATION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS TO PARTICIPATE IN MSNBC'S TOWN HALL AND TEACHER LOUNGE
MSNBC is holding its second Education Summit later this month. You can be a “virtual” participant of the Teacher’s Lounge where you can chat with other educators during the Teacher Town Hall segment on September 25th from 12 – 2 pm ET. Get registered early. Go to EducationNation.com. You’ll be asked to identify yourself as an educator, student, community member or parent. Please register as an educator so that you participate in the Teacher Town Hall.
MSNBC is holding its second Education Summit later this month. You can be a “virtual” participant of the Teacher’s Lounge where you can chat with other educators during the Teacher Town Hall segment on September 25th from 12 – 2 pm ET. Get registered early. Go to EducationNation.com. You’ll be asked to identify yourself as an educator, student, community member or parent. Please register as an educator so that you participate in the Teacher Town Hall.
CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY
UNESCO declared September 8th “International Literacy Day” back in 1966. The 2011 celebration theme is the link between literacy and peace. As early childhood educators, we know that literacy starts at birth. Babies respond to adults talking to them; 1-year-olds point to pictures in books; and 2-year-olds chant nursery rhymes. These and other first steps lay the foundations for literacy. Children do not become literate automatically; care¬ful planning and instruction are essential. According to the International Reading Association (IRA), more than 780 million of the world’s adults do not know how to read or write, and between 94 and 115 million children lack access to education. You can download NAEYC’s summary of our joint position statement with the IRA (in English and Spanish), Where We Stand on Learning to Read & Write, which is available here.
UNESCO declared September 8th “International Literacy Day” back in 1966. The 2011 celebration theme is the link between literacy and peace. As early childhood educators, we know that literacy starts at birth. Babies respond to adults talking to them; 1-year-olds point to pictures in books; and 2-year-olds chant nursery rhymes. These and other first steps lay the foundations for literacy. Children do not become literate automatically; care¬ful planning and instruction are essential. According to the International Reading Association (IRA), more than 780 million of the world’s adults do not know how to read or write, and between 94 and 115 million children lack access to education. You can download NAEYC’s summary of our joint position statement with the IRA (in English and Spanish), Where We Stand on Learning to Read & Write, which is available here.
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