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Akron Ready Steps
Akron Ready Steps is a partnership between The University of Akron College of Education and Akron Summit Community Action, Inc.
What is Akron Ready Steps?
The University of Akron and ASCA have been awarded federal funding to develop Head Start teachers’ knowledge and skill for a strong preschool program in language and literacy. The purpose is to help all of our children get ready for school.
ARS has Four Main ComponentsProven Instructional Practice
Essential Early Literacy Skills
Knowledgeable Teachers and Teachers Assistants
Rich Learning Environment
Goals of Akron Ready StepsChildren- SBRR Instruction and
Assessment
Teachers- Professional Development
21st Century Teaching-Learning Environment
Parent Involvement
Involving the Community in Improving Preschool Literacy Development and Education
Professional DevelopmentTeachers and Teaching Assistants will
take part in all day professional development sessions, online tutorials, and monthly tutoring sessions led by Literacy Coaches.
Literacy Coaches are hired by the project and will work with the teachers, as well as be in the classrooms often.
Environment Harcourt Trophies-PreK will serve as the core reading program
High quality language and literacy-rich environments
350 Read aloud books
100 Quality e-books
40 Take home books
Set of child ready laptops
Flip video camera
iPods
Smart Boards
Classroom Computers
AssessmentPeriodic learning assessments
Weekly checks throughout the school year
Children in the ARS program will be compared to others not in the project
Pre/post assessments
Bridges to APS• A PreK-K Council will be formed as
advisory
• ARS & APS will develop and implement an evaluation model
• Annual PreK-K Literacy Assessment Symposium
• eAlbum to share with parents and the kindergarten teacher
ARS Sites
Five Points IArlingtonRobinson CLCCedar
Please Join Us!Akron Ready Steps Kick-Off
Monday, November 23, 2009
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Quaker Station – Hall One
135 S. Broadway Street
Akron, OH 44308