Region 6 Early Childhood Newsletter
May 2024
CIRCLE Pre-K Foundations Training
September 17th & 18th
Prekindergarten
The CIRCLE Pre-K Foundations Training provides a comprehensive look at
prekindergarten instruction to support kindergarten readiness. This 7-module training
was developed to target key areas of prekindergarten learning and instruction.
Across the 7 modules, teachers will experience multiple demonstration lessons and
will have numerous opportunities to practice lessons and activities which can be
immediately implemented in the classroom.
Setting Up for a Successful Year
October 1, 2024
Early Childhood Professional Learning Series #1 (Prekindergarten)
This is the first session of our Early Childhood Professional Learning Series for the 2024-25 school year. The series will consist of three sessions designed to support participants in providing high-quality Pre-Kindergarten instruction.
Session 1 of the series will focus on setting up your classroom for successful students. We will discuss effective classroom set-up, developing daily schedules, creating consistent classroom rules and procedures, and building classroom community.
Patterns of Wonder
October 22, 2024
Prekindergarten - 1st Grade
Join us for a session centered around Whitney La Rocca & Jeff Anderson's book Patters of Wonder: Inviting Emergent Writers to Play with the Conventions of Language. In this session we will take a look at how we encourage young, emergent writers to notice the conventions of language and begin to use them with an inquiry-based approach to instructional grammar. This session is appropriate for PK - 1st grade classrooms.
All participants will receive a free copy of Patterns of Wonder
Primary Data Dig # 1
October 29, 2024
Prekindergarten - 2nd Grade
Please join us at Region 6 as we coach educators how to take their screener data to create a small group schedule and determine the focus of small group personalized instruction. Participants will bring their BOY screener data and will leave with a plan to meet the needs of their individual students.
Utilizing Learning Centers and Small Group Instruction
November 5, 2024
Early Childhood Professional Learning Series #2 (Prekindergarten)
This is the second session of our Early Childhood Professional Learning Series for the 2024-25 school year. The series will consist of three sessions designed to support participants in providing high-quality Pre-Kindergarten instruction.
Session 2 of our Professional Learning Series will focus on utilizing learning centers in the Pre-K
classroom. We will discuss the importance of literacy centers in early childhood, and how to plan
and implement learning centers in the classroom. We will also look at small group instruction and how to group students and plan for instruction.
Explicit Whole Group Instruction in Pre-K
December 10, 2024
Early Childhood Professional Learning Series #3 (Prekindergarten)
This is the third session of our Early Childhood Professional Learning Series for the 2024-25 school year. The series will consist of three sessions designed to support participants in providing high-quality Pre-Kindergarten instruction.
Session 3 of our Professional Learning Series will focus on utilizing explicit whole-group
instruction in the early childhood classroom. We will discuss systematic foundational skills
instruction, read-alouds, and using mentor texts to develop critical language skills.
Building a Strong Literacy Foundation: STAAR Success begins in K-2!
January 14, 2025
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Join us for this professional learning session designed to equip educators with the knowledge, strategies, and resources necessary to foster literacy development in the primary grades. In this session we will anchor in the components of literacy and will discuss instructional approaches that will ensure that our primary students are ready to tackle the complex learning that happens in 3rd-5th grade.
Primary Data Dig #2
February 4, 2025
Prekindergarten - 2nd Grade
Please join us at Region 6 as we coach educators how to take their screener data to create a small group schedule and determine the focus of small group personalized instruction. Participants will bring their MOY screener data and will leave with a plan to meet the needs of their individual students.
Patterns of Wonder
March 4, 2025
Prekindergarten - 1st Grade
Join us for a session centered around Whitney La Rocca & Jeff Anderson's book Patters of Wonder: Inviting Emergent Writers to Play with the Conventions of Language. In this session we will take a look at how we encourage young, emergent writers to notice the conventions of language and begin to use them with an inquiry-based approach to instructional grammar. This session is appropriate for PK - 1st grade classrooms.
All participants will receive a free copy of Patterns of Wonder
Easy-to-Implement Writing Strategies K-2
March 25, 2025
Kindergarten - 2nd
Join us for a day designed to acceleate your students' writing with these classroom-tested strategies.
Practical ESL Strategies for Pre-K and K
April 22, 2025
Pre-K and Kindergarten
Join us for a day designed specifically for Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers as we learn easy to implement ideas to increase academic achievement of emergent bilingual students.
Alphabetic Principle & Sound Wall Routines
April 28, 2025
Pre-K and Kindergarten
Join us for a day designed specifically for Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers as we learn about routines for teaching the alphabetic principle and using the sound wall.
Keys to Early Writing: Best Practices for K-2 Writing
May 13, 2025
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Join us as learn evidence-based instructional practices for teaching foundational writing skills. This practical course provides the background knowledge needed to teach the components of beginning writing instruction. The instructional suggestions are developmentally appropriate for young children in kindergarten through grade 2, and easily transfer to classroom lessons that can be integrated with any writing curriculum or published writing program.
Smore ❤️ Region 6 Elementary ELAR/SS
Email: klupton@esc6.net
Website: https://www.esc6.net/
Location: Region Vi Education Services Center, Montgomery Road, Huntsville, TX, USA
Phone: 9364358379