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FEATURED: Discover: SD Step Ahead – Supporting Early Learners
Birth to Five Early Literacy Home Learning Parent Resources
Educator Resource, Family Resource
South Dakota Statewide Family Engagement Center (SFEC)…
Unites students, families, schools, and communities together by focusing on learner needs from “cradle to career.” SFEC strives to ensure that all learners—especially English Language Learners (ELL), economically disadvantaged learners and minority students—have the supports they need to achieve academic, career, and life goals.
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Poor Students, Rich Teaching Book Study
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Check out this great resource to support Early Learners! www.earlylearnersd.org/toolkit
www.earlylearnersd.org
Our Early Learner toolkit identified stakeholders in the community and opens the lines of communication.1 day ago
Standardized tests are around the corner! Families can help students prepare: www.colorincolorado.org/article/parent-tips-how-help-your-child-prepare-standardized-tests
Parent Tips: How to Help Your Child Prepare for Standardized Tests
www.colorincolorado.org
Add new commentEn españolParent Tips: How to Help Your Child Prepare for Standardized TestsOn this pageBefore the TestOn Test DayAfter the TestOn a Daily BasisNote: To learn more about standardized t...1 day ago
Great article from New America about dual identification for English Learners with Learning Disabilities: www.newamerica.org/education-policy/reports/english-learners-disabilities-shining-light-dual-iden...
English Learners with Disabilities: Shining a Light on Dual-Identified Students
www.newamerica.org
An overview of the federal policies for identification of and services provided to English learners and students with disabilities.2 days ago
Conversations with children and reading together can make a big difference for vocabulary development!
4 Reasons Kids Have Trouble Learning New Words
www.understood.org
Find out why kids have trouble building vocabulary skills. Discover why learning new words may be hard for your child and how to help kids build vocabulary.2 days ago
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