Erin has worked as a Curriculum Research Assistant in the Research Department at DataWORKS since 2014. Erin has a bachelor's degree in history and has spent time doing primary source research in England. Erin will mostly be writing blogs from the perspective of a first-time parent.
What makes an effective literacy program? As an adult, you already know how to read and write. You were given skills and tools in school to master reading and writing. These skills and tools came from a literacy program. A literacy program contains all the components necessary for you to master reading and writing. However,…
Wow! I had no idea. My son will be attending kindergarten for the first time next year. Last year he took a kindergarten readiness test at his preschool. As I looked through his test, I found myself thinking about what he needs to know before he starts kindergarten. I was not aware of the…
Next year I will be the parent of a school-age child. Wow that makes me feel old! From my son’s experiences in pre-school I can already tell that his education is going to be vastly different from my own. But how different? I imagine that I will be uttering statements like, “I don’t remember learning…