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PRE-K ALERT
JANUARY 24, 2019
Here's the latest news from The Long Island Pre-K Initiative, your source for  expert training and useful resources:  www.nassauboces.org/pre-k

Registration now open: Explore engaging read-alouds
with JoEllen McCarthy

For Pre-K & K, teachers, teacher assistants, administrators and directors

Literacy From The Start--Thinking,Talking and Learning Together
In this workshop, participants will explore a variety of texts, titles and tips that emphasize the power of read-alouds. In addition to fostering a love of reading, read- alouds promote passion, enthusiasm and a curiosity for pictures and words.
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Participants will identify "heartprint" books that can be layered with conversations to contribute to caring classroom communities. They will learn strategies that enhance all read-alouds and leave with an abundance of title suggestions and a framework for choosing and selecting texts. 
Presenter: JoEllen McCarthy, literacy specialist, national consultant and Book Ambassador for The Educator Collaborative, a K-12 professional learning community. Click here to learn more about McCarthy.

Registration fee: $35 per person
 
Date: Thursday, March 28, 2019
AM Session: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Eastern Suffolk BOCES, Patchogue
PM Session: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Western Suffolk BOCES, Wyandanch

Save the date for a one-day Summer Institute: 
Thursday, June 27, 2019

Watch for announcements about registration.

About Us
The Long Island Pre-K Initiative is a grant-funded project that seeks to strengthen partnerships between school districts and community-based organizations and to share information about research, policy and best practices for early learning. Administered by Nassau BOCES, it is supported with expertise from The Early Years Institute and funds from the Rauch and Hagedorn Foundations. Our partners: Eastern Suffolk BOCES, Western Suffolk BOCES, and the Child Care Councils of Nassau and Suffolk.






NASSAU BOCES DEPARTMENT OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
71 Clinton Road, Garden City, NY 11530-9195
Phone: (516) 396-2220  Fax: (516)-396-2355
www.nassauboces.org