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looking at the Pre-k Now website, I
looked for more articles/projects related to young children. They have a home visiting project for
prenatal moms through age three. This is
one of the hot topics right now in education.
Many grants are available on this topic.
The importance of this issue is that the earlier there is intervention
in key areas, the more productive children and their families will be. Issues such as “unemployment, crime, child
abuse and neglect, school failure, and poverty can be improved through home
visiting” (http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/initiatives_detail.aspx?initiativeID=31672).
There is also a Child
Abuse Prevention Infographic. Check it
out at http://www.pewstates.org/research/data-visualizations/child-abuse-prevention-month-infographic-85899376583. The home visiting project helps businesses
because if citizens are healthy and have healthy families, they are productive
workers in the workforce.
There is also a Children’s Dental Care Project. Goals of this project include getting more
dentists with work with low-income families, improving the dental piece of
Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)., increasing the number
of homes with fluoridated water, and putting sealants even on baby teeth to
improve the health of young children. This also will improve productivity of
the workforce.
When visiting The
Association for Childhood Education International this week, I discovered
several publications that they produce.
The one that most interested me is titled Childhood Education. In the
bimonthly publication issues regarding reading books, mathematics assessment
for pre-k, and partnering with Latino families during kindergarten transition
seemed as though they would provide insight to early childhood educators. There is also a Global News Archive which
includes several recently written articles.
I also discovered that The World Bank is associated with this
organization. They have included as
their goal an Education Strategy whose motto is “Invest early, Invest smartly,
Invest for all” (http://acei.org/). They have already made huge strides in some
third world countries in their effort to Invest for all. In opening several articles which are
summarized very concisely, the overall theme seems to be that education is the
key to breaking down barriers for all people.
Dear Carol,
ReplyDeletePre-K now seems like a very informative website. I too believe home visiting is an effective solution for prevention especially when they start before birth. That way parents will be well informed about the measurements they need to take and will learn about resources and supports that they can have access to if needed. Also It is a great idea for teacher to do home visiting in order to get to know their student's families, their life style, culture, observe the family dynamics, and so on. It shows the families that are important, their culture is respected and their children get attention at school. It also encourages families to take intuitive in participating in school activities and be engaged in their children life at school. Thanks a lot for your post!
Maryam
Hello Carol,
ReplyDeleteI checked out the link you provided and received a lot of information about the home visiting program. It sounds like a wonderful program to assist families and prevent abuse. Families that participate in the program are more successful in school and abuse is reduced by half. The mothers are less likely to have low birth weight babies. As a result, the government saves money where it could be used for early childhood programs. Thank you for sharing.