Jamie Zibulsky, co-author of BookSmart: How to Support and Develop Successful, Motivated Readers, a how-to guide for parents rich with stories, lessons, activities, and ideas aimed at addressing the broad range of interpersonal, social, emotional, and motivational skills that must be fostered in young children. Based on the activities described in the book, Jamie created the BookSmart reading workshop series to support parents and caregivers of young readers in making home reading sessions engaging and interactive. Each workshop session focuses on a key early literacy skill and provides examples of how to embed information about that concept into home reading time in a fun and developmentally appropriate way. Caregivers who have completed these workshops report building many skills that support reading development, as well as increasing their time spent reading as a family.
NAFSCE Center for Family Math: The National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement (NAFSCE) is a membership organization dedicated to advancing family, school, and community engagement to promote equitable educational outcomes for all children.The Center for Family Math is an emerging movement to promote math activities within the context of family relationships and everyday life, from the grocery store to the playground, during breakfast, bath time or bedtime. The practices inherent in Family Math are designed to help young children strengthen their math skills and feel enthusiastic and confident in their math abilities. The movement empowers parents, organizations and early educators with knowledge, tools and resources that help them feel excited about introducing and exploring mathematical concepts..
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New Jersey Department of Education (NJ DOE): The official New Jersey Department of Education website provides information, resources, and updates on education policies,programs, and services for students, parents, educators, and schools across the state.
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Paterson Education Fund: is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to stimulate community action for change so that the Paterson Public Schools ensure that all Paterson children achieve high standards. Founded in 1983, PEF’s activities build and nourish a constituency for systematic school reform by educating the community on the importance of high standards and expectations in providing quality education for all children. PEF convenes and brokers relationships between the Paterson school district and private sector entities interested in public education in Paterson.
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SEL 4 NJ promotes and supports high-quality social-emotional learning (SEL) in New Jersey schools and communities to foster student success and well-being. The mission of SEL4NJ is to continuously build a network of organizations and individuals in New Jersey that are committed to the importance of developing students’ social and emotional competencies, and through this collaboration, promote a systematic and intentional integration of SEL, as broadly defined, in schools and other organizations, including before and after school programming.
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