This isn't a curriculum, but for those ages, I recommend kinetics, kinetics, kinetics!  ...And music, of course.   Anything involving movement sticks:  rolling, sitting down, jumping up, role play (esp. with costumes),...Simon Says...Put your right leg in...Head, Shoulders...oh, anything kinetic.


>>> e_perezknapp at yahoo.com 04/23/07 10:37 AM >>>

I am searching for an 8-12 week curriculum for children ages 5-7 for English as a second language program. Any help with resources would be most appreciated.  
  Gracias,
  elida
   
   
  

Gail Price <gprice at famlit.org> wrote:
        st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }                The following are from the PEN Weekly NewsBlast of April 20, 2007.
   
  PARENTS WHO WON'T PLAY ACTIVE ROLE ARE FAILING THEIR OWN KIDS Mary Schultz can think of no greater disservice to children than to fail to equip them with a good education. A good education begins before children enter school, with involved parents encouraging them to learn and try new things. Once a child has entered the school system, too often parents think it has become the school's job to educate and promote education. Schools must provide quality teachers and mentors for our children, but parents must establish attitudes about school and the importance of achievement. The more support and encouragement children get from their parents, the more likely they are to continue. Parents must provide an environment the puts education first -- putting homework before television and praising good grades, not just the number of tackles in a football game. Parents must set achievement standards and be willing to help their children when additional support is needed. Parents must
 be connected with the school and familiar with school policies and activities. If a child does not feel confident and encouraged while at school, a parent has the right to know why. That is best done when a parent has established a relationship with and respect for the school. Motivating students starts at home. Parents must be willing to get know the school, faculty, administration and other students. In this article from Lafayette/West Lafayette (Ind.) Journal & Courier, Schultz writes that parents must encourage their students to see education as an asset. 
  http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070418/OPINION/704180314
   
   
  MAKING WRITING INSTRUCTION A PRIORITY IN AMERICA’S MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS The Alliance for Excellent Education has released a new brief which argues that the ability to write well for a variety of audiences and in multiple contexts is as great a predictor of success as is the ability to read proficiently.  However, large numbers of American students are graduating from high school unable to write at even the minimal level of ability required by colleges and employers.  It is critical that writing proficiency be recognized as an integral skill for success in an increasingly competitive 21st century economy, and that America's secondary schools incorporate more writing instruction into students' coursework. In Writing Next, published in October 2006, the Alliance identified 11 specific teaching techniques that research suggests will help improve the writing abilities of the nation’s middle and high school students. The new brief suggests policy options that would support
 strategies designed to improve students’ ability to write proficiently and help to ensure that they graduate with the skills necessary to succeed in postsecondary education and in today’s workplace. Funded by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York, "Making Writing Instruction a Priority in America’s Middle and High Schools" is available at:
  http://www.all4ed.org/publications/WritPrior.pdf
   
   
   
   
   
  Gail J. Price
  Multimedia Specialist
  National Center for Family Literacy
  325 W. Main Street, Suite 300
  Louisville, KY 40202
  gprice at famlit.org
  502 584-1133, ext. 112
   

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