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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