https://padlet.com/madelynn_peterson/4ecs4xfnfpn5 What were your biggest takeaways from the article? What resource did you practice using? What did you like? What didn’t you like? What questions do you still have? en-us 2019-03-24 23:35:34 UTC 2019-05-09 10:39:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png https://padlet.com/madelynn_peterson/4ecs4xfnfpn5/wish/353172246 I enjoyed reading the Caspe article and the format in which the seven practices were presented made it easy to read and understand the applicability. The practices resonated with me. While they are relevant for all homes, I would think home-schooling environments might find them particularly applicable.

I liked exploring all of the resources. I was drawn to the RIF site and the coding content in particular. 

I wonder how tech has impacted home-schooling experiences. ]]> 2019-04-22 20:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/madelynn_peterson/4ecs4xfnfpn5/wish/353172246 https://padlet.com/madelynn_peterson/4ecs4xfnfpn5/wish/353875857 My biggest takeaway from the article is how much resources are out there to support families in creating literacy- friendly home environments. I always thought about “homeschooling” since I have only seen a few students at the ACT/SAT exam that mentioned they’re homeschooling.  I was actually curious about how homeschooling works.  The part of reading that strike me the most is on page 7, “Families use their home language.”  I am one of those percentages of young children that were dual-language learners. In the 90s when I was growing up, school doesn’t encourage families to use their home language to teach and etc.  so this have shown how far we have come as a society.  For us who were dual-language learners we automatically get place in ESL classes just so that the annual exam we can be the one that bump the score up if those who are actually in ESL classes score low. 

I choose ReadTheory as the resources that I would like to practice.  I remember in elementary I struggle the most in Reading and Writing and excel in all other subjects.  I remember my elementary teacher will just give me lower reading just because I’m not at the level, but didn’t consider that what was given to me is too easy.  It’s awesome that this type of resources are individualized and more efficient for teachers.   

]]> 2019-04-24 18:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/madelynn_peterson/4ecs4xfnfpn5/wish/353875857 https://padlet.com/madelynn_peterson/4ecs4xfnfpn5/wish/353925819 I think article has an interesting perspective. I think some of these tools can be helpful for parents. I think as a parent it can spark creativity and ways to enhance your child's learning. I more lean towaard the idea of supporting parents and not so much as a use for children. 

I looked as Starfall. Again as I mentioned in other posts, I would just prefer to take my children for a walk and point those things out. LIke look at the stop sign it is red. Instead of putting them in front of a tablet learning their colors and letters. But I think these apps can spark an idea and help enhance and increase creativity for parents. ]]> 2019-04-24 21:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/madelynn_peterson/4ecs4xfnfpn5/wish/353925819 https://padlet.com/madelynn_peterson/4ecs4xfnfpn5/wish/353944230 As one who works with Kindergartners, this article was near and dear to my heart! I especially loved this paragraph on page 7: "Learning to read is not only about learning letters and sounds but also about developing a love of reading, and
becoming motivated and passionate about it, all of which
can be fostered by parents. When parents and their
children engage in warm, nurturing, and encouraging
interactions, children become more engaged, which in
turn enhances children’s growing literacy skills. And
parents benefit, too—these enjoyable experiences help
mitigate stress that adults might experience."  This is SO true.  I can tell which of my students are reading at home with their parents on a regular basis.  It makes a clear difference!

I looked at Raz-Kids. It was very interactive. I like how the program provides students with clear motivational guidelines.  One of my previous schools used this program, and all the students LOVED it. ]]> 2019-04-24 23:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/madelynn_peterson/4ecs4xfnfpn5/wish/353944230 https://padlet.com/madelynn_peterson/4ecs4xfnfpn5/wish/354307106 This section was really exciting to me. I loved the "Seven Research-Based Ways That Families Promote Literacy" reading.  I was a little skeptical at first but the information was really great. I am going to print the checklist to see where my program stands. We have been working hard on helping parents and staff to understand that, in Early Childhood, we are not teaching kids to read - as in we are not teaching kids to pick up a book and read the words on the page - we are teaching kids the very essential skills they will need to be able to be able to read when that time comes (for some - few- yes, that is in preschool). It's tough because so many parents are pressured into believing their child should be reading when they start kindergarten. This article did a great job at explaining the importance of all those pre-reading  skills. 
I also love the Reading Rockets site and could have spent all day there. I had never heard of it before but will be sharing it with my colleagues. I already mentioned this in another post but I attended an Experience Dyslexia training yesterday and this is right in line with what we learned/talked about. Thanks so much for the great info!]]> 2019-04-25 23:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/madelynn_peterson/4ecs4xfnfpn5/wish/354307106 https://padlet.com/madelynn_peterson/4ecs4xfnfpn5/wish/354851415 My children have used some of these resources, Raz-Kids and Starfall as they were resources their teachers selected to introduce into their curriculum.  I like both of these resources as they help expand a child's learning.  If I remember correctly, teachers have access to their students accounts and can monitor each students growth throughout the program.

I think that these educational sites have some value to them, however, I am "old school". I do not think that technology needs to be heavily focused in classrooms. My children are on technology from start to finish and then get on technology at home to finish their homework. They are lacking personal social skills and basic educational skills (pen to paper). ]]> 2019-04-29 01:21:34 UTC https://padlet.com/madelynn_peterson/4ecs4xfnfpn5/wish/354851415 https://padlet.com/madelynn_peterson/4ecs4xfnfpn5/wish/358394534 It's interesting to read about what parents could do to improve children's. I believe its very useful to teacher who have younger students. In page 3, the author mentions "Second, storybook reading, supports children’s vocabulary, knowledge, oral language, and reading comprehension." and in page 4 the author also stress the importance of parents that: "The amount of language that young children hear is related to their vocabulary and language understanding." I think parents should be equipped with these knowledge and they should realize they are also teachers to their kids, what they read and their discourse are good language resource to children. I really appreciate this article as it offers good resource for parents to homeschool and also raise the awareness of early childhood education. ]]> 2019-05-09 10:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/madelynn_peterson/4ecs4xfnfpn5/wish/358394534