Monday, January 14, 2013

EarlyMoments.com

Reviewed by Johnavan Tamayo

This website and organization is dedicated to giving children the gift of reading. Earlymoments.com was founded by a group of editors and publishers, to include Julie Stan, that are educators and parents. Early Moments has been around for 45 years publishing popular titles and series such as Baby Einstein, Dr. Seuss, and Disney.  It is their firm belief that reading to your children at a very young age will prove most beneficial to a lifetime of learning.

Early Moments provides 10 strategies that parents can incorporate into their routine.  With each strategy it requires that the parent be enthusiastic about reading and model ideal practices.  The strategies included are quite easy to incorporate. Words are everywhere, thus at every corner have children read the text in sight. Taking regular trips to the library is another way to keep children interested. This website also details games and activities parents can simply do at home with their children.

Lastly, they provide booklists of all those published under Disney, Baby Einstein, and Dr.Seuss. When you click the title it gives a detail description of the books origins, a summary, then an activity that can be performed in the home. Early Moments effectively promotes literacy, while focusing on reading at the early stages of a child’s life.

URL for Guam IRA Website - http://mnrivera1.com/Guam_IRA_Newsletter_January_2013.pdf


Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Assistive Technology Training


Assistive Technology Program will be conducting a Parent Training. The training is an OVERVIEW of the assistive technology that promotes access to the curriculum!

LOCATION: School of Business and Public Administration Building
Multi-Purpose Room
University of Guam

TIME: 5:30pm to 7:30pm

TOPIC/DATE:
SOLO Suite Program November 13 (Tuesday)
iPad Applications November 27 (Tuesday)
Bookshare Program December 11 (Tuesday)

Please call or email to register for the training at 300-1322 or lktaisipic@gdoe.net

For more information and special accommodations contact Parent Services @ 300-1322 or sped@gdoe.net.

Friday, October 19, 2012

URL for "USING VISUAL SUPPORTS WITH INFANTS AND TODDLERS"

Website: http://tnt.asu.edu/files/Oct2012Newsletter.pdf

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Sheppard Software


The Sheppard Software multimedia tool offers various resources for reading and language arts teachers of English Language Learners (ELLs). There are several games that focus on adjectives, nouns, and verbs.  These games empower the ELLS to have fun in the learning process.  Activities include SAT preparation, capitalization, context clues, vocabulary, and more.

Monday, June 11, 2012

Moodle settings

Keep in mind that even if you're able to view your course in the Moodleroom, if the Administrator has changed the settings, your students may still not be able to view the course.  The following is an example of what your students may see.




If your students view the above message, contact your Moodle Administrator to change the settings.  Be mindful that even if you change the viewing settings, the Administrator still has the overall function to make the course unavailable.  Good luck!