TEACHER NEWSLETTER
September 2017
Every Child Belongs: Welcoming a Child with a Disability
By Pamela Brillante
Teaching Young Children | Vol. 10 No. 5 | August/September 2017
Adapted from The Essentials: Supporting Young Children with Disabilities in the Classroom, by Pamela Brillante. Copyright © 2017 by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
You may be wondering, "How do I support children with disabilities or developmental delays when I don’t have any training to do that?" All children learn best in a developmentally appropriate program that offers the support they need to participate successfully alongside their classmates. Many children with disabilities benefit from simple accommodations and modifications, while other children may need more specialized, individualized support that is provided by special education professionals. These professionals will work with you, the children, and their families to help the child learn and thrive. When you open your classroom door this new school year, you’ll be welcoming preschoolers with a variety of experiences, strengths, and challenges. For some children, this will be their first time in a classroom, and they may struggle to follow routines and grasp concepts. Others will arrive having a lot of experience with books and language, and some may be dual language learners. A few children in your new class might have disabilities or developmental delays that impact their learning, social skills, or behavior.
To be an effective teacher, remember that regardless of individual needs, children are first and foremost children—and best practices for young children are best practices for all young children. Here are some ideas to help you set the stage for a great year for everyone......
http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/article/welcoming-a-child-with-a-disability
Teacher Spotlight!
Lauren Voskovitch has worked at Rainbow since 2012. She has worn many hats here. She was the gym teacher her first year. Her second and third year she took over summer camp/varsity and the bus driver responsibilities. In year four she was in VPk, drove the bus and was the Varsity teacher. In her fifth year, she started as the Toddler teacher. She is now the Health and Safety and Licensing coordinator, VPk and bus driver. She is being trained for the front office and is currently working on her Directors credential to be an assistant director one day.
Lauren has a B.S. in Physical education and a CDA.
Solar Eclipse 2017 Fun
Prosperity Point
Toddler 2
Prosperity Point
Young Preschool
Morrisville
Pre-K 2
September Curriculum
All About Me
Toddler, Young Preschool, Preschool, Pre-K Academy, Private Kindergarten:
Aug 28-Sep 8 All About Me
Sep 11-22 Me and My Family
Montessori:
Me and My School
Varsity Club:
Marvelous Me
Kids of Character: Considerate
Pre-K Academy Project: Life-Size Self
Varsity Club Community Service Project: Care packages for local Children's hospital
Baby Sign: I Love You
Ready, Set, GROW!: Health & Nutrition
Language Immersion Spanish: My Family
Zoo-Phonics: Lowercase a, b, c, and d
Family Calendar of Events: September Dates to Remember
##-Grandparent's Day Celebration
##-Back to School Night: An Around the World Celebration, Parent Involvement Committee Round Up
Rasmussen College
The Real Problem with Pre-K: Digging into the Quality Gap
By Jess Mansour Scherman
With educators, policymakers and journalists taking note, this must mean some big things are in in store for ECE in 2017 and beyond, right? Join us as we dig into the facts surrounding the availability and quality gap that exists among early childhood programs and consult education experts to uncover what awaits ECE in the coming years. http://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/education/blog/ece-quality-gap/
Rainbow Child Care & Rasmussen College Partner in your Education
Benefits to you as an employee of Rainbow Child Care
* Staff and immediate family members eligible for up to 10% tuition discount.
* College credit available for your CDA
* Programs offered completely online for flexibility and convenience
* CDA built into certificate and Associates program
* Bachelors in Early Childhood Education- Child Development and Leadership
For more information contact
Amie Engels, T: 952-806-4680, E: amie.engels@collegisprofessional.com or http://www.rasmussen.edu/rasbenefit/
T.E.A.C.H. EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM
T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® Scholarship Program
Currently active in 24 states, T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® is designed to help the Early Childhood industry as a whole address education, compensation and turnover issues that affect the field by helping ease the cost of furthering employee’s education. It also leads to higher quality care for our families, because teachers will be more familiar with best practices. T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® and Rainbow partner together to help cover some of the cost of tuition, books, and related education expenses as well as compensating employees for the time spent doing schoolwork in the form of release time and providing employees with bonuses as they finish classes and programs.
To be eligible to participate in T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood®, an employee has to have been employed with Rainbow for at least 6 months year. They must work at least 30 hours a week and agree to work for Rainbow for one year after finishing their T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® contract. The employee must be going for either their CDA or Associates degree in the Early Childhood field. Currently there is a maximum of three employees per location in the T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® program. Employees in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Alabama, and Ohio are eligible, because T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® is currently is operating in these states.
After speaking with your Program Director to check that you meet the criteria to be eligible, call T.E.A.C.H. at 866-648-3224 for an application or visit your states T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® website. You can find all contact information for your states T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® Program at http://teachecnationalcenter.org/state-contacts/
For further information about the program, contact Brittany in the Education Department at 248-519-1969 or bkay@rainbowccc.com.