- 1. Building Blocks TrainingPresentersNames1
2. Agenda OverviewDay One9:00- 10:00 Introductions and
Housekeeping (scenario)Manual Handout OrientationLearning Something
NewWhat is Family Literacy?What are essential skills?10:00- 10:30
What is Building Blocks?10:30- 10:45 Break10:45- 12:00 Learning
Styles and Adult Learning12:00- 1:00 Lunch1:00- 1:30 Child
Development- Why is it important in familyliteracy?1:30- 2:00
Family dynamicsPlanning for learning2:00- 2:15 Break2:15- 4:00 The
first visit 2 3. 9:00- 10:15 Are you ready to learn? Movement and
Positive Learning10:15- 10:30 Break10:30- 10:45 Safety in the
home10:45- 12:00 Factors that impact learning!12:00- 1:15 Lunch
Field trip as part of lunch1:00- 1:30 Environmental print- using
within the home1:30- 2:15 Check in- questions about home
visitation2:15- 2:30 Break2:30- 3:45 Game3:45- 4:00 Evaluation and
certificatesDay Two3 4. 4Introductions 5. Manual: Section 1
Worksheets Section 2 Theory Section 3 Preparing for your first
visit Section 4 Activities and Strategies Section 5 Table of
contents1. Handouts for Families2. Flash Drive Handouts3. Resources
Page 6-145 6. A smile is the universal welcome.Max EastmanIn the
work you do with literacy what makes you smile? (in one word)6 7.
Why is LiteracyIs Like Velcro?7 8. 8 9. Lets Compare:Literacy &
Learning Activity9 10. Lets CompareLiteracy and Learning Skill ie.
JugglingNeed the basics before going to thewholeNeed the basics
before going to thewholeNeed to practice Need to practiceRepetition
RepetitionEye-hand coordination Eye-hand coordinationUse of body
and all senses- The bestway to learnUse of body and all senses- The
bestway to learnChanges the brain Increases white matter in the
brainNeed to take risks Need to take risksShould be fun, hard to if
stressed Should be fun, hard to if stressedNeed positive
reinforcement tocontinueNeed positive reinforcement tocontinue 10
11. What is familyliteracy?11 12. What is Building Blocks?12 13. 13
14. The Animal School14 15. Once upon a time 16. The
animalsdecidedthey must dosomethingheroic tomeet theproblems ofa
new world. 17. So theyorganized aschool. 18. They adoptedan
activitycurriculumconsisting ofrunning, climbing, swimming, and
flying. 19. To make iteasier toadminister thecurriculum, allthe
animalstook all thesubjects. 20. The duck wasexcellent inswimming
better, infact, than hisinstructor.20 21. But he madeonly
passinggrades in flyingand was verypoor inrunning.21 22. Since he
wasslow inrunning, he hadto stay afterschool and alsodrop
swimmingin order topracticerunning.22 23. This was kept up untilhis
webbed feet werebadly worn and he wasonly average inswimming.But
average wasacceptable in school, sonobodyworried about thatexcept
the duck.23 24. The rabbitstarted at the topof the class inrunning
but hada nervousbreakdownbecause of somuch make-upwork
inswimming.24 25. The squirrel wasexcellentin climbing until
hedevelopedfrustration inthe flyingclass, where histeacher made
himstart from theground up instead ofthe treetop down.25 26. He
alsodevelopeda charley horsefromoverexertionand then gota C in
climbingand a D inrunning.26 27. The eagle wasa problemchild and
wasdisciplinedseverely.27 28. In the climbingclass he beatall the
othersto the top ofthe tree butinsisted onusing his ownway to
getthere.28 29. At the end of theyear, anabnormal eelthat could
swimexceedinglywell, and alsorun, climb,and fly alittle, had
thehighest average,29 30. andhe wasvaledictorian.30 31. The prairie
dogsstayed out ofschool andfought the taxlevy because
theadministrationwould not adddigging andburrowing to
thecurriculum.31 32. They apprenticedtheir children to abadger and
laterjoined the groundhogs and gophersto start asuccessful
privateschool.32 33. Does this fable have a moral?33 34.
Remember:There is no one correct way to teach all children,but
there is a correct way to teach each child:34 35. one at a time.35
36. 36 37.
CharacteristicsLogicalLinearSymbolicSequentialVerbalReality
basedFactsTemporal (time)AbstractCreativity is inimplementationPart
to wholeWhats theBottom
Line?CharacteristicsIntuitionHolisticConcreteRandomNonverbalFantasy-
orientatedCommon senseNon-temporalAbsurdCreativity
AHA!SpontaneousWhole to partHave a
Heart!Skills-Handwriting-Symbols-Language-Phonics-Locating factsand
details-Talking andreciting-Followingdirections
andlisteningSkills-Haptic awareness-Spatial awareness-Math
computation-Color sensitivity-Music and singing-Art
expression-Creativity-Visualization-Emotion
andfeelingsLeftAnalyticalRightGlobal37 38. Learning StylesMultiple
Intelligences38 39. Key Factors That Influence Early
BrainDevelopment and Academic Achievement.Brain39 40. BrainSafe
physicalenvironmentRelationshipsPrenatalExerciseExperience
andexposure tolanguageGenesNutritionKey Factors That Influence
Early BrainDevelopment and Academic
Achievementhttp://www.healthybabyhealthybrain.ca/40 41. Early
Childhood Development41 42. Touch Non-Verbal Play
RepetitionLearning Happenswith-inRelationships42 43. 43 44. First
Visits44 45. 45 46. We all have goals!46 47. SMART GOALSS =
SpecificM = MeasurableA = AttainableR = RealisticT = TimelyLogic
Model Building Blocks Short term outcome mid and long term impact47
48. Measurement Did the parent meet their Goal? Change in behaviour
or attitude? Help them to see the changes or
re-evaluategoals!Outcome Goal 1 Parents increase their
understanding of the role ofliteracy in child development. Parents
and children improve their dailycommunication and interaction
through literacy and learning.Outcome Goal 2 Parents increase their
own literacy and parentingskills.Outcome Goal 3 Childrens language,
literacy and social interactionskills are enhanced so that they are
better able to achieve success inevery day literacy activities and
in school.Program Goals48 49. Be determined in achieving
yourgoals...49 50. Plan YourFirst Visit50 51. Working with Families
in the Home!1. On the first visit how do I enter the house and
introduce my self? Where do westart the activities?2. The activity
I planned didnt work the child refused to do it. What do I do?3.
The parent disappeared and left me with the child. What do I do?4.
The family has 4 children under the age of 6 how do I handle
that?5. The TV is on the whole visit. It is loud and distracting.
What do I do?6. A friend with a child is visiting when I come to
the home for the visit. What do Ido?7. The parent is in the room
however she does not seem engaged and looks like sheif going to go
to sleep. What do I do?8. The parent starts to share information
that is outside my scope of practise.What do I do?9. The child is
developmentally delayed however the parent does not see thatthere
is a problem. What do I do?10. You do not feel safe in the home.
Not sure why? What do I do?Do not expect to come up with definitive
answers.51 52. Children learnbest
throughactiveinvolvementSpatialOrientation isnecessary
forletteridentification andorientation ofsymbols on
apage.Activelyexperiencing therhythm of wordsand sentences
helpschildren find therhythm necessaryfor reading andwriting.Early
Learning and Movement10 reasons to Promote Emergent Literacy
throughMovement and Active Learning(Rae Pica,
www.movingandlearning.com)http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=38469#.UMZgrZGst5k.gmail52
53. When childrendemonstrate themeaning ofwordsphysically,
theirunderstanding ofthe words isimmediate andlong lasting.Adverbs
andadjectivesbecome muchmore thanabstract .Playing
togetherprovidesopportunities forchildren to speakand listen to
oneanother.53 54. Stringing actionstogether to formsequences
issimilar to linkingwords to formsentences
andeventuallyparagraphs.When childrenact out the wordsof a poem,
theplot of a story, orthe lyrics of asong they mustponder
themeanings ofwords.Movementactivitiesprovideopportunitiesto cross
thebodiesmidline.54 55. Confucius said it best:What I hear, I
forget.What I see, Iremember, What I do, Iknow.55 56. Which one are
you?Are you ready to learn?56 57. Go and have fun in
themeadows...57 58. Successful Safe In Home Visits58 59. Factors
that ImpactLearningIrlen59 60. Role of Parent Early Literacy
andSchool Success LD OnLine :: Fighting For Your Child90% of
children with reading difficulties willachieve grade level in
reading if they receivehelp by the first grade.If help is given in
fourth grade, rather than latein kindergarten, it takes four times
as long toimprove the same skills by the same amount.60 61. Talk
and Print61 62. Games62 63.
Resourceshttp://drpaulasprescriptions4pd.wikispaces.com/file/view/anima+school.ppt.TheAnimal
School,Slide show by George H.
Reavishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLiP4b-TPCA Video on
childdevelopmenthttp://www.
brainrules.nethttp://www.thesneakychef.com/book4_the_sneaky_chef.phpBook
and activities Sneaky FitnessRae
Picahttp://www.movingandlearning.com/http://developingchild.harvard.edu/library/briefs/inbrief_series/http://canadiansportforlife.ca/active-start/activity-milestones-first-three-years-0
- physical literacy - milestonesEarly Childhood DevelopmentBrain
Hero
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s31HdBeBgg4&feature=relmfu63
64. Resources http://www.pre2three.org/ - newsletter forexpectant
parents http://www.livesinthebalance.org/ Ross Greene Collaborative
Problem Solving
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=richard+lavoie+motivation+breakthrough&oq=richard+lavoie+&aq=2&aqi=g7&aql=&gs_sm=c&gs_upl=29978l34406l0l37300l15l15l0l2l2l0l226l1795l5.5.3l13l0
Richard Lavoie Motivation http://www.healthybabyhealthybrain.ca/ -
braindevelopment64 65. Dont stop yourself from learning...65
