High Quality Early Literacy Programs

2001 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonie Arthur ◽  
Laurie Makin
Keyword(s):  
Early Literacy ◽  
New South ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Literacy Learning ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Literacy Experiences ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Children's Home ◽  
Before School

There is an increasing recognition of the importance of literacy learning in the years before school. Key principles of high quality literacy programs for young children have been developed as the result of a recent study of 79 preschool and long day care centres in New South Wales. These principles include communicating with families about literacy, building on children's home experiences, planning to support individual literacy needs, integrating literacy experiences across the curriculum, and adult—child interactions that scaffold literacy understandings.

Reptiles of the NSW Murray Catchment

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damian Michael ◽  
David Lindenmayer
Keyword(s):  
Catchment Area ◽  
New South ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
Farming Landscapes ◽  
Distinguishing Features

This is an easy to use field guide for identifying the 80 reptile species currently known to occur in the Murray catchment area of New South Wales. Illustrated with high quality colour photographs, the book describes the key distinguishing features of each reptile and includes details on habitats and conservation status. Uniquely, it has a detailed chapter on how to conserve reptiles and manage key habitats, providing landholders and natural resource agencies with the knowledge to help conserve reptiles in agricultural farming landscapes. The up-to-date distribution maps are based on 10 years of extensive surveys and research on reptiles in the Murray catchment. The final chapter includes a section on similar looking species to further enable readers to accurately and quickly identify difficult species. Reptiles of the NSW Murray Catchment promotes a broad appreciation of reptiles in the region, and is a must-have for natural history enthusiasts.

The economics of temperate pasture systems on the central and southern Tablelands of New South Wales

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. T. Vere ◽  
R. E. Jones ◽  
M. H. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
Programming Model ◽  
New South ◽  
Perennial Grass ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Perennial Grasses ◽  
Economic Returns ◽  
High Quality ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The Individual

Pastures are the basis of most forms of agricultural production on the New South Wales central and southern tablelands. Pastures occupy the bulk of the region's landmass and pasture-based livestock production annually contributes more than three-quarters of the regional gross value of rural production. Throughout the region, there is substantial variation in pasture composition, ranging from high quality introduced perennial grasses and legumes to pastures comprising mainly low quality native species. This paper examines the economics of the main categories of temperate pastures over a range of soil fertility-rainfall environments on the south-eastern tablelands areas of New South Wales. Using a linear programming model and discounted development budgets, the results demonstrate the strong influence of the environment on the economics of the individual pasture systems. The highest economic returns in both the short and longer-terms were to the introduced perennial grass pastures in most of the environments. Pastures based on introduced legumes and the high quality native species also generated sound economic returns, although there are recognised problems with the persistence of the legume pastures. Over time, the returns to the better quality native pastures compare favourably with the introduced legumes and are better suited to acidic soils than the perennial grasses. Low quality native species produced relatively poor economic returns in all environments and unfortunately, are the main pasture type in the region's less favourable environments.

scholarly journals Family Literacy Programs in Qatar: Teachers’ and Parents’ Perceptions and Practices

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 283
Author(s):  
Fatima Al-Maadadi ◽  
Fathi Ihmeideh ◽  
Maryam Al-Falasi ◽  
Chris Coughlin ◽  
Tamader Al-Thani
Keyword(s):  
Early Literacy ◽  
Family Literacy ◽  
Literacy Learning ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Literacy Programs ◽  
Children's Literacy ◽  
Teachers And Parents

The importance of the role of the family in the development of children’s early literacy has been widely recognized. Therefore, schools have frequently attempted to establish programs that help families promote their children’s literacy learning. This study explored early childhood teachers’ and parents’ perceptions about family literacy programs in which they got involved. It also examined practices used by teachers and parents to promote children’s literacy learning as well as to support the role of the family in the development of literacy. The sample included all teachers and parents who participated in the family literacy programs in two independent preschool settings in Qatar. A total of 16 teachers and 156 parents completed the self-reported questionnaires. Moreover, interviews with 10 teachers and 20 parents were conducted. Results indicated that teachers’ and parents’ perceptions and practices of family involvement programs were ranged from high to fairly moderate. A strong positive correlation was found between parents’ perceptions of family literacy programs and their practices, while teachers’ perceptions were not correlated with their practices. In light of the study findings, implications for expanding family literacy programs are described.

scholarly journals Embodied Cognition: Laying the Foundation for Early Language and Literacy Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-39
Author(s):  
Hetty Roessingh ◽  
Michelle Bence
Keyword(s):  
Early Literacy ◽  
Embodied Cognition ◽  
Mental Models ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Literacy Learning ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Early Language ◽  
Literacy Experiences ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

For children, hands are the critical conduit for learning the world and constructing mental models of its size and shape.  Such embodied cognition (EC) is mediated through language in the social environment. In this paper we review the literature and develop the conceptual underpinnings for a framework for play-based pedagogy that integrates sensorimotor, cognitive, and linguistic systems that lay the foundations for early literacy experiences expected in the kindergarten and Grade 1 year. We provide suggestions for incorporating games and tasks in a play-based program that will promote EC.

scholarly journals Mental Health and Social Development Effects of the Abecedarian Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6997
Author(s):  
Joseph Sparling ◽  
Sharon Landesman Ramey ◽  
Craig T. Ramey
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
School Entry ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Before School

The Abecedarian Approach is an early intervention and contains a broad-spectrum adult/child curriculum. The Approach has been studied in three longitudinal randomized controlled trials in the USA, starting in 1972 and continuing today. Recent research studies in multiple countries have examined the Abecedarian Approach during the first three years of life. The collective findings from these studies lead to the conclusion that human development is malleable, especially in the years before school entry, and that high-quality early intervention exerts positive, early, and long-lasting influences on human development, including social development and mental health.

Evaluation of Hereford and first-cross cows on three pasture systems. I. Calf growth and reproductive performance of young cows

1994 ◽  
Vol 122 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Barlow ◽  
H. Hearnshaw ◽  
P. F. Arthur ◽  
R. E. Darnell
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Performance ◽  
Nutritive Value ◽  
New South ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Calf Growth ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
Calving Difficulty ◽  
Age And Sex

SUMMARYHereford (H × H), Brahman × Hereford (B × H), Simmental × Hereford (S × H) and Friesian × Hereford (F × H) females born over a 5-year period (1973–77) were placed on pastures of high, medium or low nutritive value at Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, at weaning (7–8 months of age). The first mating of heifers on high pasture was at 15 months (1974) while that on medium and low pastures was delayed until 27 months of age (1975). This paper reports the reproductive performance of these cows up to 5 years of age and the preweaning growth of their calves which were sired by Hereford bulls at Grafton, Australia. In total, 1222 calving records were analysed.Most traits were subject to interaction between genotype and other main effects (pasture, year of birth of cow, cow age and sex of calf). Eyelid pigmentation was an exception, with calves from B × H cows having more than calves of other genotypes (73 v. 43%). There were significant genotype differences in calving difficulty among 2-year-old heifers only, with H × H (33%) requiring more assistance than F × H (15%) and SxH (10%) heifers, while B × H heifers did not require any assistance. Genotype differences in percentage of calves born and weaned were observed on low pastures only, where B × H (66% born, 65% weaned) exceeded H × H (48%, 39%) and S × H (39%, 38%) cows, with F × H (58%, 50%) cows being intermediate. Calves by H × H cows were the slowest-growing and were the lightest at weaning on all pastures, with mean gains of 759, 604 and 340 g/day, and mean weaning weights of 212, 188 and 110 kg, on high, medium and low quality pastures, respectively. F × H and S × H cows produced the fastest-growing calves on high quality pasture (966 and 936 g/day, respectively) while B × H cows produced the fastest-growing calves on medium (823 g/day) and low (679 g/day) quality pastures. F × H cows weaned the heaviest calves on high quality pasture (274 kg) while F × H and B × H weaned the heaviest calves on medium (230 and 229 kg, respectively) and low (162 and 169 kg, respectively) quality pastures. Differences in body measurements followed a pattern similar to weaning weight.

Incorporating Digital Literacy Materials in Early Childhood Programs

2022 ◽  
pp. 671-696
Author(s):  
Barbara Ellen Culatta ◽  
Lee Ann Setzer ◽  
Kendra M. Hall-Kenyon
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Literacy ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Literacy Learning ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Early Childhood Settings ◽  
Selection Of

Use of digital media in early childhood literacy programs offers significant opportunities for interaction, engagement, and meaningful practice of phonic skills—and also a few pitfalls. The purpose of this chapter is to review 1) considerations for use of digital media in early childhood settings, 2) selection of appropriate media to facilitate early literacy learning, and 3) inclusion of digital media as an integral component of early literacy instruction, rather than an add-on. With an emphasis on practical ideas and solutions for instructors, the authors draw on studies in which interactive, personalized ebooks and an early literacy learning app were used in conjunction with face-to-face, hands-on activities drawn from Project SEEL (Systematic and Engaging Early Literacy).

Training in Psychiatry: An Examination of Trainee Perceptions. Part 1

1997 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 628-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasia Kozlowska ◽  
Kenneth Nunn ◽  
Pennelope Cousens
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Objective: To look at the perceptions of New South Wales (NSW) psychiatric trainees in relation to their training experiences and the role and quality of the consultant registrar relationship. Methods: A self-report questionnaire was developed to probe trainee perceptions of the consultant–trainee relationship in all those who had completed at least 1 year of training in psychiatry (n = 138) in NSW, as well as all consultants who had completed their training in the last 5 years (n = 95). Test-retest reliability was assessed at 3 months for each of the subscales (r = 0.70–0.89) and found to be acceptable. Validity issues are discussed. Results: The results are discussed with special reference to the perceived competence, availability, breadth of knowledge and willingness to accept responsibilities of the supervising consultant. Consultant competence as a clinician was consistently rated as more important than being emotionally supportive. Conclusion: In addressing these issues, we aim to increase the degree of self-consciousness and reflectiveness of the profession of psychiatry within the Australian context. If there is to be a substantial shift for the better in trainees' perceptions of consultants, it is likely that the general consultant experience will have to be improved rather than providing small amounts of exposure to high quality consultants.

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