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Akron Ready StepsA partnership between
The University of Akron College of Education and
Akron Summit Community Action, Inc.
• Helps children get ready to read and write in kindergarten.
• Develops educators’ knowledge and skills for high quality early learning
• Helps parents help their children learn the foundations of reading and writing
• Builds partnerships between institutions that serve young children
Akron Ready Steps (ARS)
• Instruction in the early literacy knowledge and skills young children need to become successful readers and writers in school
• High quality professional development that educators need to implement best practices in early literacy
• 21st century early learning environments that nurture knowledge
• Parent engagement that supports early literacy and learning
• Community engagement that prioritizes early literacy development and education
Goals
Slide TitleARS Model
What Works
•Talking
•Singing
•Reading
•Writing
•Playing
• Oral Language
• Vocabulary
• Sounds
• Letters
• Print Knowledge
Essential Skills
Knowledgeable Educators
Online PD
Slide Title21st Century Learning Environment
Assessment
Where we are now
How we are doing
Where we are
• Multiple Sources
PreK-K Advisory Council
Slide TitleBridges to APS
PreK-K Advisory Council
ARS to APS Transition Evaluation
Model
PreK-K Literacy
Assessment Symposium eAlbums
for kindergarten entry
• Five Points I
• Arlington
• Robinson CLC
• Cedar
ARS Sites
On we go…
Preparing children to read and
write in the 21st century