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Dear Friends,

I’m excited to start another school year with you and to share some exciting new strategies and resources.

In this issue, we have tips to get all children ready for school. No matter your students’ backgrounds or learning styles, you can help them learn and thrive in your classroom. Our feature, “The Home/School Connection for Classroom Success,” includes ideas to foster family involvement in order to support and extend your teaching at home.

It’s easy to forget crucial skills over the summer, and some children will enter your classroom without prior handwriting knowledge. Read “How to Bring Handwriting Skills up to Speed in Three Easy Steps” to learn how you can quickly and easily bridge the skills gap in your classroom.

I’m also delighted to introduce Little Hoppers, our feature exclusively for the Pre-K classroom. As our Get Set for School readiness curriculum has grown to include more language and math, so too have our offerings to support early learning. So check out “From Cradle to Classroom: Young Learners Transition to Pre-K,” and explore ways to captivate a young audience.

Best wishes for a great new year!

Jan Z. Olsen

 

Between the Lines — Best Practices

The Home/School Connection for Classroom Success
Start the year with a strong home/school connection and get families involved to help children meet academic goals. Parental involvement is an effective way to increase long-term achievement and reduce remediation costs.

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Unique Instructional Tools & Strategies

How to Bring Handwriting Skills up to Speed in Three Easy Steps
It's the start of a new school year and your new classroom will likely include a mixture of students. You can help them stay on track and achieve in all subjects.

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Activities & Downloads

Access free downloads to extend lessons and integrate handwriting in all subjects.

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From Cradle to Classroom: Young Learners Transition to Pre-K
Pre-K is the time to take advantage of children's curiosity. They will come to you from diverse backgrounds and with different abilities. Some will be challenged and others will be advanced. You can tailor your instruction to meet their different learning styles.

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