BIRTH TO 5
Our Goal: Help all young children reach their full potential.
We support families, professionals and the community to help children birth to five years old reach their full potential. Our primary focus is emergent literacy, and a key partner is SD Department of Education's Birth to Three Program. We have developed additional partnerships with professionals, organizations, and community members. We are using their insight and experience to guide our programs and make a positive impact on the lives of young children and their families.
FEATURED RESOURCE
Trauma-Informed Practices Workshop – Four Regional Trainings
Learning Opportunity, Educator Resource Course
FEATURED RESOURCE
Trauma-Informed Practices Workshop – Four Regional Trainings
Learning Opportunity, Educator Resource Course
Our Goal: Help all young children reach their full potential.
We support families, professionals and the community to help children birth to five years old reach their full potential. Our primary focus is emergent literacy, and a key partner is SD Department of Education's Birth to Three Program. We have developed additional partnerships with professionals, organizations, and community members. We are using their insight and experience to guide our programs and make a positive impact on the lives of young children and their families.
Provider/Educator Resources
Learning Opportunities
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Watch: Supporting Families to Boost Student Success
This four-minute video produced by Edutopia shows how family engagement impacts children positively.
Watch: Physical Activity Guidance – Birth to 5 Yr Olds
This video gives parents and caregivers guidelines for physical activity for children ages birth to five-years-old.
Watch: How to Boost Your Baby’s Brain Mini Parenting Class from UNICEF
This five-minute video for parents will show how to build your baby's brain through play.
Trauma-Informed Practices Workshop – Four Regional Trainings
The trauma-informed practices training is ideal for people who work directly with children and youth everyday, like teachers, paraprofessionals, counselors, administrators, secretaries, and childcare providers.
Toolkit for Family Engagement Fall 2019
This is a FREE self-paced course recommended for educators and families to increase their family engagement understanding. You must be registered to access this course. The course content opens October 27, 2019!
SD Association for the Education of Young Children
Learn more about the National Association of the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the South Dakota chapter of this national organization.
Mental Health Resources for Families
This article includes a list of helpful resources that can be referenced when addressing mental health and family behavioral challenges.
Learn: Zion National Park VR Self-paced Slideshow
Enjoy this field trip “lesson” with your child at home, or with a student you know. Includes 360 Degree images to immerse you in Zion National Park's surroundings.
Learn: Trainings for Child Care Professionals
Learn more about online and in-person training resources for child care providers in South Dakota.
Learn: Responsive Parenting
"Responsive Parenting" classes are free courses for parents of young children offered across South Dakota provided by SD Department of Social Services.
Learn: Let’s Identify Letters Self-paced Slideshow
Learn about how to identify letters in this self-paced Nearpod lesson.
Learn: Common Sense Parenting
"Common Sense Parenting" are free classes offered across South Dakota and designed for parents and caregivers of children preschool-age to teens.
Learn: “Stages of Play” Self-Paced Slideshow
This Nearpod self-paced slideshow describes the stages of play and the importance of play for learning.
Kindergarten-Ready Kids
Learn about suggestions you can do at home to help get your child ready for kindergarten.
Early Literacy Resources
Links to resources that focus on early literacy.
Early Learning Report
Check out the Early Learning Report prepared by the SD Department of Education.
Early Elementary Literacy Needs Focus Group
SD SFEC Birth to Five Learning Specialists hosted a focus group to learn more from Pre-K and early elementary educators.
Download: What to Say to Kids Instead of “Be Careful!”
This downloadable PDF provides ideas for how parents and caregivers can talk to their children to instill confidence instead of fear.
Download: Tips for Raising Safe and Healthy Kids, from the CDC
This infographic from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services CDC gives parents and caregivers tips for raising healthy children.
Download: Responsive Parenting Class Schedule
A schedule of Responsive Parenting Classes in South Dakota.
Download: Interest-Based Literacy Activity Checklist
A list of interest-based literacy activities for young children that are part of everyday life.
Download: Children’s Choices 2019 Reading List
A list of 100 favorite books made with input from thousands of kids. This is a literacy resource to help children engage with books and reading.
Download: Build the Habit of Good Attendance in Preschool
A downloadable handout with good attendance tips for families of preschool students.
Discover: Translation Library of Child Development Resources
Translation Library from Harvard University Center on the Developing Child
Discover: Tech Tools for Learning at Home
Recommended apps and websites that promote learning for kids.
Discover: SD Step Ahead – Supporting Early Learners
Throughout this site you'll find developmentally appropriate goals for children’s development and learning at each age level (infant, toddler and preschooler).
Discover: Gamification for Family Engagement!
This article describes how the Toronto Public Library used the "Family Engagement Game for Change" to build capacity for family engagement with their staff.
Discover: Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL) Posters for Parents
These are mini-posters created by the Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL) to help parents and teachers teach their children early literacy skills in daily life.
Birth to Three Early Intervention Program
Check out a fact sheet describing the SD DOE's Birth to Three Early Intervention Program.
Birth to 5 Focus Group and Survey Results
This document contains a summary of information gathered between March 19 and May 30, 2019 from approximately 100 educators and childcare professionals across South Dakota.
