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Get READY with Talking is Teaching!

We have recently combined our Get READY and Talking is Teaching campaigns!

When you talk, read, and sing with your child—even before they can use words—you’re building their brain and helping to prepare them for success in school and in life.

But it may not always be easy to talk to babies, especially when they can’t talk back. To help, we’ve pulled fun tips and resources grounded in the best science, to help you talk, read, and sing with your child every day.

Let’s Talk about School Readiness Calendar

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Get Your Child Ready For Success in School and in Life!

The Great Start Collaborative of Berrien County’s Definition of School Readiness

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“School readiness” describes the abilities of children, their families, schools, and communities that will best promote student success in kindergarten and later grades. Each piece – children, families, schools and communities – plays an essential role in the development of school readiness. No one piece can stand on its own.

 

Ready Children.

A ready child has strong relationships, a strong mind, and a strong body. Within each of those areas, key skills are developed so that children begin Kindergarten ready to learn and be successful.

Ready Families.

A ready family has adults who understand they are the most important people in the child’s life. They take responsibility for their child’s school readiness by playing and interacting with their child in a positive way every single day.

Ready Schools.

A ready school accepts all children, has high expectations, and provides a welcoming transition to a high-quality classroom, where the child feels safe, comfortable and able to learn. Children in ready schools are led by skilled teachers, who recognize children’s strengths and who are respectful of cultural values and individual differences.

Ready Communities.

A ready community plays an important role in supporting families as they help their child get ready for school. Ready communities work together to support a child’s school by providing families with affordable access to information, services, high-quality child care, and early learning experiences.


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Great Start Berrien County

Great Start Collaborative of Berrien County
711 St. Joseph Avenue
Berrien Springs, MI 49103

Director
Kristen Chism
PH: 269-471-7725 ext. 3270
kristen.chism@uwsm.org

Parent Liaison

Jennifer Fentress
PH: 269-519-4465
jennifer.fentress@berrienresa.org

 

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Great Start Collaborative

Great Start Collaborative of Berrien County
711 St. Joseph Avenue
Berrien Springs, MI 49103
PH: 269-471-7725

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Purpose of Great Start Parent Coalition

The purpose of the local Great Start Parent Coalitions (GSPC) is as follows:

  1. Provide a “customer” perspective for the Great Start Collaborative.
  2. Educate community members about the importance of early childhood.
  3. Support the Great Start Collaborative’s work toward achieving Michigan’s early childhood outcomes.
  4. Provide information, education and resources to parents raising young children.

Great Start Goals

  1. Children born healthy.
  2. Children healthy, thriving, and developmentally on track from birth to third grade.
  3. Children developmentally ready to succeed in school at the time of school entry.
  4. Children prepared to succeed in fourth grade and beyond by reading proficiently by the end of third grade.
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