Digital Early Literacy If You Havent Done It

Digital Early Literacy: If You Haven’t Done It, Why Not? Presented by Andrea Knowlton, M. A. Director, Early Childhood Services Napa County Office of Education October 5, 2015

Starting at the Beginning � Digital Early Literacy ◦ Why Early Literacy? ◦ Why Digital? ◦ What Evidence Exists?

The Human Brain

2 -Year Achievement Gap

Vocabulary Divide

Importance of Vocabulary

Vocabulary and Language Processing

Collaboration Nation

NCOE Provides FREE Early Digital Literacy App to Preschoolers In partnership with Napa. Learns, NCOE is providing Footsteps to Brilliance to all preschool children in the county Footsteps is a series of digital books, nursery rhymes, and games that can be downloaded on digital devices

Digital Early Learning v. Community Outreach v. Parent Partnership v. Classroom Implementation

Community Outreach Ø Community Housing Development Ø Community Events Ø Library’s Ø Collaboration with Local Parent Clubs

Parent Partnership Ø Literacy Month - October Ø Workshop for activities to help your child become a strong reader- Spring before transition to Kindergarten Ø Tech Connection

Classroom Implementation Ø Use of Educational Technology in all Preschool Classrooms Ø Coaching Program Ø Technical Skills Checklist Ø F 2 B Implementation Strategies Ø Classroom to Home Link Ø Five Year Evaluation

Specialized Digital Early Literacy Programs

ALPS (Academic Language fiction Alphabet Animals non-fiction Program for Students) Karaoke Nursery Rhymes Games Mega Mouth 1 & 2 Aesop’s Fables Reports *All books are in English and Spanish

Amazing Results

Testing Results Ø Peabody Picture Vocabulary Ø CELT Testing

District of Distinction � NCOE was named a District of Distinction by the District Administration magazine in March, 2015 for our Digital Early Literacy program.

Starting Early on the Path