Birth & up. Introduction to a second language for children can never start too early! Each carefully chosen set of bilingual board books, develops English and Spanish vocabulary in young learners and provides many opportunities to introduce oral language skills. Filled with bright, real life illustrations to introduce basic learning concepts, these books are sure to become favorites for babies and teachers alike.
Grades Prek-K Emergent Reader. This unique, interactive and fun program is specifically designed for teaching early literacy skills to small groups of at-risk four- and five-year-old children. The 20 lesson program puts teachers on the cutting edge of early literacy best practices with a hands-on approach to building reading readiness skills in struggling learners. The Complete Level One Program includes proven instructional strategies for developing oral language, print awareness, alphabet knowledge, phonological awareness, emergent writing, and comprehension.
An essential component of the Nemours® BrightStart! Program for Early Literacy Success, lesson plans include a variety of components, including Learning Objectives, Read Aloud, Teacher-Directed Practice, Family Connections, Reproducibles, and much more!
Level One Prek-K. Each manipulative in this kit ties directly to one or more lessons in the Nemours® BrightStart! The Complete Program for Early Literacy Success: Level One helping children learn with fun, motivating, and developmentally appropriate activities. The Manipulatives Kit is an essential component to the Nemours® BrightStart! The Complete Program for Early Literacy Success.
Level One Prek-K. Nemours® BrightStart! believes that early literacy skills begins with books. The children's books featured in this read aloud set are necessary to complete the Read Aloud components in the Nemours® BrightStart! The Complete Program for Early Literacy Success: Level One.
This 18x24, full-color poster helps parents and educators track important developmental literacy milestones from birth to age 6. The Nemours® BrightStart! Milestone Map offers parents and educators a visual reference when discussing a child's progress making it a useful tool to use in the classroom.
Available in English and Spanish.
Grades K - 1 Beginning Reader. This intensive and engaging program is specifically designed for teaching foundational reading skills to small groups of beginning readers. The 36 lesson program includes proven instructional strategies for developing print awareness, letter knowledge, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, phonics, developmental writing, oral language and fluency. The Complete Level Two Program guides children towards mastery of foundational reading skills without fear of failure.
Grade K - 1. The Nemours BrightStart! Level Two Lesson Plan Kit includes 36 intensive lesson plans that focus on building a foundation of early reading skills with an emphasis on print awareness, phonological awareness, and phonics. Designed for Kindergarten and first grade students who are at risk for reading failure. The Level Two Lesson Plan Kit includes individual lesson plans that provide explicit, systematic instruction on critical foundational reading skills.
Grade K - 1. Level Two Manipulatives kit is an essential component of the Nemours® BrightStart! Complete Program for Early Literacy Success Level Two. Each manipulative in this kit ties directly to one or more lessons, helping children learn with fun, motivating, and developmentally appropriate activities.
This 18x24, full-color poster helps parents and educators track important developmental literacy milestones from birth to age 6. The Nemours® BrightStart! Milestone Map offers parents and educators a visual reference when discussing a child's progress making it a useful tool to use in the classroom.
Available in English and Spanish.
3 years & up. Supplement your classroom library with this collection of Spanish Read Aloud Books. Each book in the set represents a variety of formats from popular fictional stories to informative, content specific books that develop language, vocabulary and comprehension skills. Perfect for providing read aloud experiences to children whose native language is Spanish.
Each book in this set was selected to enhance the lessons provided in Nemours® BrightStart! The Complete Program for Early Literary Success: Level One and Level Two Curriculum but can be used as a stand alone book set in any classroom.
4 years & up. (Level A-E) Expand your classroom library with the Beginning Readers Book Set. Each of the 8 photograph filled books are printed in both English and Spanish for a total of 16 high quality leveled readers. Use this set to introduce science, math, or social studies concepts while supporting beginning readers as they develop foundational reading skills.
The books in this set can be used as a supplemental resource in the classroom and are encouraged to be used with children whose native language is Spanish.
The strategies in this guide are based on stages of language learning and include ways to differentiate instruction, engage children in higher-level thinking, strengthen their use of newly learned language, and support their language progression and development.
Ages 3-5. Nemours® BrightStart! recognizes the family as a full partner in the education of children. To help parents understand the educational and developmental needs of their children Nemours® BrightStart! created A Parent's Guide to Reading Readiness, an easy to use reference to guide parents in their effort as their child's first teacher.
Nemours® BrightStart! Professional Development builds knowledge and capacity in early childhood systems, for parents and for communities to deliver outstanding early literacy experiences to all young children, especially those at risk for reading failure. By incorporating scientific evidence and expertise from the fields of education, child health, neuroscience, prevention science, child development and reading disorders, we design unique and highly effective training.
Nemours® BrightStart! offers program-specific training for Nemours® BrightStart! The Complete Program for Early Literacy Success: Level One and Level Two. Each session provides teachers and administrators the tools to implement a unique and highly effective instructional curriculum to close the reading readiness achievement gap for struggling diverse young learners. Our interactive, hands-on learning experience can be customized to meet your implementation and training needs. Online training provides the same curriculum in an engaging electronic format.
Nemours® BrightStart! offers professional development opportunities that inform, educate and support the early childhood educator. Each session addresses critical factors needed to sustain an early literacy program that supports struggling readers. Utilizing proven adult learning strategies attendees/subscribers are equipped with techniques that support future reading success in their classroom.
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Nemours® BrightStart! combines expertise in child health care and early childhood education research to provide online training with the Nemours® BrightStart! The Complete Program for Early Literacy Success. This is a specialized program that features a unique curriculum along with professional development tools to support the early identification and instruction of young children at risk of reading failure. Annual subscriptions are available to educators as they begin implementation of the curriculum and for ongoing review.
To receive the full benefits of online training, users MUST have purchased the Nemours® BrightStart! Complete Program for Early Literacy Success Level One or Level Two Kit.
Nemours® BrightStart! has demonstrated a significant impact on helping children get ready for kindergarten through rigorous research conducted with thousands of children. The program has proven effective with all types of struggling learners, as well as Dual Language Learners (DLLs). DLLs often struggle with reading and academic achievement, at enormous cost both to individuals and to our educational systems.
Overall from 2005-2012, over 13,000 pre-kindergarteners have been screened, with over 3,300 receiving the Nemours® BrightStart! program directly from Nemours® BrightStart! professionals. Upon completion of the program, two-thirds have moved to the age-appropriate range in reading readiness, and participants gained an average of 114 percent on their reading readiness scores. Results have been published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Learning Disabilities (2009 and 2011). Numerous other papers and studies are underway.
What is even more impressive is that these results appear to be sustained after three years, as evidenced by our longitudinal follow-up data. Additionally, to scale the program in other communities, early childhood educators nationwide have been trained to implement the program themselves. The vast majority are achieving the same magnitude of results as Nemours® BrightStart! professionals.
Reading failure affects thirty percent or more of our nation's children. Forty percent of children enter kindergarten lacking the early literacy skills needed for reading success. Studies have shown that literacy level is the strongest single predictor of adult health status. However, reading failure is also a major child health issue that can affect all aspects of a child's development.
Nemours® BrightStart!, a unique program that combines research, clinical and early childhood expertise, researches, develops and offers evidence-based tools targeting young children at risk for reading failure. Our goal is to effectively instruct children at the very beginning of their reading journey to ensure long-term reading success.
Evidence is overwhelming that the foundation for successful reading is built in the early years, when a young child's brain is highly responsive, adaptable and attuned to learning language. In fact, if a child is not reading at grade level by the end of first grade, that child has only about a 10 percent chance of reading at grade level by the end of fourth grade.
Nemours® BrightStart! builds on this evidence by beginning its literacy work at an early age. This is the most effective preventive action against reading failure.
