VKRP Team’s Thoughts Turn to Spring
While we were happy that Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow earlier this month, this warmer weather reminds us that spring and SUMMER are approaching at an alarming pace! Our team’s current work focuses on preparing for the spring assessment term: ordering kit materials, updating all documents and reports for spring, creating new implementation checklists, […]
Supporting Math Through Literacy
Shared reading presents a great opportunity to reinforce concepts covered during other times of day. Whether you’re practicing the counting sequence, using stories to solve simple addition and subtraction problems, looking for familiar shapes in unfamiliar orientations, or predicting what comes next, math-focused texts can be engaging, challenging, and fun! Herb Ginsberg, an author of […]
Self-Regulation: Setting the Foundation for School and Beyond!
Self-regulation is a set of skills that help children and adults manage feelings and behaviors appropriately for a given situation, calm down when upset, adjust to changes, and handle frustration. These skills are complex and develop early. A recent review that examined many studies over several years found that self-regulation skills in preschool were positively […]
Equity Begins with Early Learning
In recent years, equity has become a buzzword dominating conversations from boardrooms to classrooms; everyone from concerned families to invested policymakers are leveraging political capital and resources towards the cause. If we accept that education equity is defined by our inability to predict student outcomes based on race, gender, zip code, ability, socio economic status […]
Fuel Your Sparkle: The Importance of Self-Care
“You can’t pour from an empty cup.” “Put on your own oxygen mask before helping others.” We hear these sayings all the time and while we generally agree with them, as another saying goes, “easier said than done.” Managing a classroom of students who are eager and antsy for winter break is challenging and you […]
We want to hear from YOU!
From the beginning, it has been important to the VKRP team to hear feedback from our partners in the school divisions (like you)! Teachers, instructional coaches, educational specialists, counselors, and administrators have shared their experiences regarding the various aspects of the VKRP. That feedback has helped the team prioritize and implement numerous improvements, to name […]