A Newsletter for Prek ESE Teachers

The Minutes A Newsletter for PreK ESE Teachers Week of October 24, 2011

Reminders Our next PreK ESE Teacher meeting will be Wednesday, November 9th from 2:00-3:30 pm at O- Tech in room 431. Registration will be through http://signmeup.ocps.net and will be posted soon.

Reminders from the OCPS Assistive Technology Team…  Oct 29 - Talk Walk Roll, is an Augmentive Alternative Communication (AAC) awareness event to increase awareness of AAC in the community (see the attached flyer for details). Please share with families of students who use AAC. This is a great opportunity for kids to get to know and meet adults who are proficient users of AAC.

 Oct 31 - Last day to upload activities to Boardmakershare.com, OCPS groups, to be entered into the OCPS Boardmaker Drawing to win Boardmaker Social Stories CD. Each upload enters your name one time for the drawing. The more files you upload the more chances you have to win. The activities have to be linked to the OCPS ATTeam Group.

 Nov 2 – Assistive Technology Open House – the topic of the month is Digital Storytelling, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm at the AT Training Room on Tampa Ave. Come any time.

Attachments Boardmaker-carve a pumpkin Boardmaker-fall holidays

Tip of the Week “Expose children to rare, unusual, technical words they don’t hear in everyday conversations. Explain and repeat these words in different contexts to help children develop a full understanding of their meaning. Having a large vocabulary of rare and unusual words helps children with later reading comprehension and gives them the background knowledge they will need in subjects like science, history, geography and math.” Dockrell, J.E., Braisby, N. & Best, R.M. (2007). Children’s acquisition of science terms: Simple exposure is insufficient. Learning and Instruction, 17, 577-594.

Quote/Thought of the Week “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” ~Stephen Hawking, British theoretical physicist and cosmologist

Feel free to contact us with any questions, comments or concerns.

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