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Teacher In-Services
Getting preschoolers "Kindergarten Ready" means more
than teaching them numbers and letters
"A good listener is a good learner," says Kindergarten
Teacher of the Year and 35 year veteran of the classroom, Melanie
Arms, "but without self control and respect for the speaker,
there's no listening …and there's no learning."
But, listening skills are just one of the social skills kindergarten
teachers hope their students bring with them to school. Taking turns,
waiting in line and respect for one another are others. "Social
skills are what children need to know in order for them to succeed
in school, and well throughout life," says Ann brazil, creator
of TimeOut Tot, the award winning program that teaches good
behavior. Yet, parents are putting aside social skills to focus
on number and pre-reading skills. They are relying on preschools
to teach their children this important subject .
Meet TimeOut Tot, The Behavior Coach - the lovable little
squirrel and learn how he transforms this abstract subject into
one that is easy to understand and FUN! (He knows how to involve
parents too!)
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schedule this in-service.
How to broach the "behavior subject" with parents
of a difficult child?
Is it love that blinds them? Or, denial that inhibits them from
seeing who their child really is? Parents need to know about the
problems their child is having at school, but confronting them with
these issues is one of the greatest challenges facing educators
today. How do you broach the behavior subject?
Ann Brazil, creator of the award-winning behavior program TimeOut
Tot and mother of three -- one of whom is mildly retarded, has
had to listen to a room full of professionals critique her child.
She provides an interesting perspective and insightful advise on
how to approach the parents of a difficult child.
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