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PRE-K UPDATE
AUGUST 1, 2018
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

Here's guidance for monolingual Pre-K teachers in a multilingual world 
Preschool classrooms are increasingly multilingual--and, says Harvard's Paola Uccelli, "today's population of DLL's also speak such an array of languages that even
bilingual or bilingual-specializing educators may have no context for their students' languages." So what's a teacher to do? First, according to Uccelli, it's important to remember that:
  • Combining different languages in a single sentence is not a sign of delay.
  • Learning more than one language at the same time does not delay language development.
  • If parents have limited English, don't encourage them to use English at home.

"The most important part of parent-child communication is the quality of the interaction, regardless of the language," she concludes. Read more from the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Usable Knowledge collection of online resources.


 Photo courtesy of Middle Country Public Schools Pre-K Program
On Long Island, census shows spike in minority residents
New data from the Census Bureau shows increases in our region's Hispanic, Asian
and African-American populations since 2010, while the "non-Hispanic" white population has shrunk. According to a  Newsday report,  Hispanics account for 17.1 percent of Nassau County's population and 16.6 percent of Suffolk's. Asians make up almost 10 percent in Nassau (9.96 percent) but less than 5 percent in Suffolk.

Cornell University's Jan Vink is quoted in the piece: "In general, [it's a] continuation of the trends we were seeing for most of the decade. New York is getting more diverse."

Photo courtesy of Long Beach Public Schools Pre-K program

Are you familiar with  New York State's protocol for Emergent Multilingual Learners in Pre-K programs?
In April 2017, the Board of Regents approved a protocol to help state-funded Pre-K programs implement best practices related to the role of children's home languages. The Emergent Multilingual Learners (EMLL's) Language Profile, which can be downloaded here, is a tool for identifying the existing languages of young children and assessing their linguistic experiences. (This profile is available in 24 languages, including Spanish, Chinese and Arabic.)

You can also download a one-pager that runs down the EMLL profile process. According to the New York State Education Department, students identified by using the profile are entitled to support and instruction in their home language(s) while learning English.

Help the state's Early Care and Learning Council learn more
about how your program supports children 
New York's Pyramid Model Leadership Team wants to find out more about how you meet the needs of children with challenging behaviors--please complete this online survey: Click here

Save the date! Super Saturday for professional development

Date: Saturday, October 27, 2018
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Lunch included)
Where: Nassau BOCES, Garden City

Regular fee: $80
Discounted member fee: $65

For more information, please contact Child Care Council of Nassau, Inc., Early Childhood Services Department at 516-358-9250

This week's job listings for early ed on Long Island

Health Care Consultant
Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc., Commack
E-mail jdoig@childcaresuffolk.org

Infant/Toddler Teacher Assistants Part-Time
Campus Kids Learning Centers, Suffolk County Community College, Ammerman Campus
E-mail resumes to crispil@sunysuffolk.edu

Lead Teachers and Assistant Teachers
Habitots Preschool and Child Care Centers, Middle Island, Medford
E-mail resume to careers@habitotschildcare.com

Lead Teacher Preschool (3 to 5 year olds)
Stony Brook Child Care, SUNY Stony Brook
Apply online www.stonybrook.edu/jobs (req. #1801937)

Pre-K Teacher (9:15 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.)
Gan Shalom Nursery School, Manhasset
E-mail to ganshalom@optonline.net or call 516-627-0257


For the Long Island Head Start positions listed below
E-mail resume h umanresources@liheadstart.org or fax 631-758-2953

Teacher Assistant Full-Time
Teacher Aide Full-Time
Full-Time Family Advocate
Full-Time Family Advocate--Bilingual
Long Island Head Start, various

Full-Time Teacher II (Infant/Toddler)
Long Island Early Head Start, Islip, Huntington, Patchogue

Full-Time Family Advocate--Bilingual
Long Island Early Head Start, Patchogue

Part-Time Family Advocate--Bilingual
Long Island Head Start, North Fork

Full-Time Purchasing Processor
Full-Time A/P Bookkeeper
Full-Time Parent Involvement Specialist
Speech Consultant
EHS-CCP Disability Services Consultant
EHS-CCP Health Consultant
Long Island Head Start, Central Administration, Patchogue

Part-Time Cook Assistant
Long Island Head Start, Brookhaven

Here's how to add your school's staffing needs to this list:
 
Send an e-mail to prek@nasboces.org with the subject line "List our position."
 
In the body of the e-mail, include the following information:
 
For our records:  
  • Your name
  • Your position
  • Your e-mail and phone number
For the listing in our e-newsletter  
  • The name of your school and the town it's located in. You can include your web address, if you have one.
  • A very brief description of the position or positions you want to fill. (For example: "Part-time Teacher Assistant" or "Full-time Pre-K Teacher."
  • Information about how potential applicants should contact your for details or to apply. (For example: "Call Jane Smith at 631-xxx-xxxx" or "Send e-mail to jane.smith@schoolname.org") 
It's important to understand that:
 
We will not include information about salary. We will not include any descriptions of your school or program, although we can include a link to your school's web site.
 
We will publish your information a single time. If you still have openings, you can e-mail us again with the details and we will run the information again.
 
Our e-newsletter is typically sent out on Wednesday mornings. However, it may be mailed on a different day, depending on content or technical considerations. 
 
The Long Island Pre-K Initiative reserves the right to edit information; space in the e-newsletter is very limited.
 

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.






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