PRE-K Plus Institute
Course Agenda
Day One
- Registration
- Welcome and Introductions
- Institute Preview
- What the Research Tells Us
- Influence of Early Reading First
- Characteristics of Four-year-old Learners
- Physical Development
- Social-emotional Development
- Language Development
- Intellectual-cognitive Development
- Program Components
- Houghton Mifflin PRE-K Daily Lesson Plans
- Meeting Time
- Story Time
- Center Time
- Circle Time
- Day One Wrap-up
Day Two
- Welcome Back
- Questions and Comments
- Informal and Formal Assessment
- Informal Assessment: Observation
- Formal Assessment: Early Growth Indicators Benchmark Assessment
- Using Data to Inform Instruction
- Classroom Management
- Managing Your Day
- Establishing Routines and Procedures
- Sing and Share Kit
- Managing Large and Small Groups
- Managing Center Time
- Five Steps to Independence
- Family Newsletters
- Planning a Family Night
- Institute Conclusion
