Ready For Life
Professional Development Sessions:
Among the sessions currently offered by Ready For Life Are:Early Literacy: "Read To Me"
Demonstrates how adults can help children acquire language and literacy skills from birth by using conversation, positive feedback, and real world strategies. Teaches adults effective strategies for reading with children and emphasizes that development of oral language and vocabulary is key to success in reading. Dr. Cathy Collins Block of the International Reading Association, Dr. Dorothy Strickland (Video Expert) of Rutgers University and the International Reading Association and Dr. Bruce Perry of the Child Trauma Academy were contributors for the Early Literacy session.
Attachment and Socialization
Promotes the concept of healthy attachment, which enables children to become ready to learn. Attachment allows children to form a positive view of the world and the way people relate to each other. A child who forms a secure attachment with adults learns to feel good about herself and her world and wants others to feel the same. The first attachments the child develops become the example of the way they relate to other people in life. Forming insecure attachements or no attachments may leave the child feeling confused, alone and believing the world is a bad place where hurt and disappointment are expected.
Temperament
Identifies and explorers 9 basic traits of human temperament based on standard temperament research. Empower adults with learning tools to help children reach their potential. Participants explore one of their children and complete a temperament training with their child in mind. The participants then go back and evaluate themselves. We cannot change temperaments, but we can choose how we express and use our temperament. Research was based upon the findings of Dr. Armenta Jackson of the University of North Texas Center for Parent Education.
