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English English features provides support for making connections in in in English English during whole-group lessons Small-group instruction provides time for teachers to work more closely on on specific language skills while Learning Centers provide opportunities for English English learners to play and practice communicating with their English-speaking peers New vocabulary is is always introduced in in in context which is is particularly useful to support the understanding of students whose home language is is is not English English Structured interactions such as dialogic reading provide English English learners with highly supported opportunities to practice oral language skills STRATEGIES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS
Big Day for for for PreK includes guidelines for for for modifying and extending instruction for for for children with identified special needs including vision impairments impairments hearing impairments impairments cognitive challenges challenges physical challenges challenges and language and communication delays as as well as as emotional or or or behavioral disorders The Responsive Instruction pages for for each day provide suggestions both for for modifying Big Experiences to accommodate specific needs and for following up individually with students who need need more tailored instruction These suggestions are designed to to increase children’s access to to the curriculum by offering multiple means of of engaging students with content content multiple multiple means means of representing content content and multiple multiple means means for children to express learned content Other approaches to individualizing instruction include modifying materials the the environment the the ways learners can respond to instruction and and and the the level and and and type of support support and and and supporting children’s attention to the activity at at hand MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT
Big Day for PreK is a a a a a a a a a a comprehensive early childhood program that embraces children’s natural curiosity and encourages them them to explore play and learn about the the the world around them them Learning Centers provide daily opportunities for intentional play social interaction and independent exploration The Teaching Guides provide instructions for setting up eight different centers—Blocks & & Building Creativity Dramatic Play Math Reading & & Listening Science Technology and Writing The activities at each each center change depending on on the the the the monthly theme and the the the the particular focus of the the the the each each week SCHOOL-TO-HOME CONNECTION
Big Big Day Day for PreK promotes the home-to-school connection with Big Big Day Day Family Space a a a a a a a secure website families can log in to to from any computer with an an an an Internet connection Using Family Space—available in in English and Spanish—families stay informed about what their child’s class is is learning each week Using the the downloadable list of Kindergarten Readiness Indicators families can understand and and monitor their child’s development throughout the the year Family Space also provides suggestions for for Theme-related books in both English and and Spanish as as well as as Downloadable Books for for parents and and caregivers to to read with their their children children Families can print downloadable bilingual resources to to help their their children children build mathematics and literacy skills including Learn Together Downloadables CliffordTM Literacy Activities Activities Clifford Clifford Mathematics Activities Activities and and ABC Take-Home Books Family Space also includes access access to BookFlix an an online literary resource that provides children and their families with access access to to literature and and related activities The animated fictional books provide audiovisual support to to build and and strengthen literacy skills and and make learning learning fun The nonfiction eBooks help build background knowledge and and introduce content-area learning learning Families can play interactive educational games related to BookFlix book pairs learn more about the authors and explore carefully selected age-appropriate web links BookFlix and its related activities as as well as as Family Space provide families with rich resources to support and and extend children’s social–emotional literacy and and mathematics learning in in the the home 28 Programs and Services for Striving Readers