1. Readiness Camp for your Migrant Parents
Association for Migrant Educators of Texas Annual State Conference

2. Service Delivery Plan Alignment Chart
GOAL AREA #3: SCHOOL READINESS
State Performance Target: There is no State Performance Target for school readiness.
Primary Concern Statement: We are concerned that as a result of migrancy, young migrant children are not participating in early childhood programs
Data Summary: 48% of MEP children ages 3-5 (not in kindergarten) were served by the MEP during the school year and 40% of MEP children ages 3-5 (not kindergarten) received support services during the reporting period.
Need Statement: The percentage of migrant students being served in early childhood programs needs to increase by 52%.
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3. Service Delivery Plan Alignment Chart
GOAL AREA #3: SCHOOL READINESS
Strategy 3-1: Required – Coordinate with other programs (e.g., Head Start, Teaching Mentoring Community [TMC]) to provide migrant children ages 3-5 (not in kindergarten) with access to school readiness services.
Strategy 3-2: Required Regular School Year/Optional Summer – Implement the TEA-approved early literacy program (A Bright Beginning) for migrant children ages 3-5 (not in kindergarten) that are not served by other programs.
Strategy 3-3: Required – Provide migrant parents with developmentally-appropriate school readiness resources and strategies.
Parents who have migrant children of ages 3, 4, & 5 not in Kindergarten.
Strategy 3-4: Required – Coordinate/provide support services (e.g. health services, transportation, translations/interpretations, meals/nutrition) for migrant children ages 3-5 (not in kindergarten) and their families (e.g., coordinate with early childhood agencies, community-based organizations).
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4. What is a readiness camp?
A workshop with developmentally appropriate activities for parents.
What information do you give parents?
Information of why it is important for parents to work with their child.
Where do you get the resources/activities?
Workshops, internet, pinterest, etc
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5. What does research tell us about the importance of early childhood education?
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10. What else does research tell us about the importance of early childhood education?
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11. Importance of Reading Aloud
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15. Activities
Physical and Health & Motor Developmental- child’s physical growth, gross and fine motor skills
Social & Emotional Development – Trust and emotional security (attachment), self-awareness, self-regulation, and relationship with others
Language & Communication Development-understand language, communicate with others, and demonstrate emergent literacy skills
Cognitive Development – exploring the world around them, solving problems, remembering and retaining information, and pretending and using their imagination.
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16. Read Aloud Activity MATERIALES: Book and comprehension questions
Before you read the book aloud, do a book walk and ask question, “What do you think this book will be about?” (Child is making predictions of what book will be about)
Read book aloud.
Make comprehension questions
Who are the characters in the book?
Where was the setting in the book?
What happened in the book?
What happened first, second, etc. ?
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17. Environmental Print Book
MATERIALES: Environmental book
Logos of brand names of products recognized
You can make connections to the letters of the names of your child. Example: C for Carlos
Share with your child the book and find the letter of your child’s name.
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18. Cereal Boxes example: F – Francisco MATERIALS: Cereal Boxes
Cut the front of the box of cereal into different pieces
Create a puzzle
Use the letters as clues to put puzzle together
You can make connections with the letters found in front of the cereal box.
example: F – Francisco
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19. Alphabet Wheel
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21. Alphabet Cards
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22. Number Cards Sort cards Match cards Put cards in order Play game
War card game
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23. Importancia de Lectura
Recursos por medio del internet
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25. Contact information:
Graciela Avila Parental Involvement & Early Childhood Specialist Division of Instructional Support Office of School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance Migrant Education Program (956)
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