Supporting Parents of Preschoolers – Podcast Episode 73 | Classnotes Podcast 73
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Classnotes Podcast (May 25, 2010) Children begin learning at birth, and all children, regardless of income, ethnicity or parent education, need effective early learning experiences. The Texas IDRA PIRC is proud to be working with HIPPY in Texas to support families and their children’s learning. HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) is a three-year (90-week) parent involvement and school readiness program in which learning and play go hand-in-hand. It helps parents encourage their children to recognize shapes and colors, tell stories, follow directions, solve logical problems and acquire other school readiness skills.
Frances Guzmán, M.Ed., an IDRA education associate, describes how HIPPY prepares young children for the classroom and strengthens connections between parents and their children’s school.
Frances is interviewed by Aurelio Montemayor, M.Ed., director of the IDRA Texas Parent Information and Resource Center.
Show length: 15:18
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Resources
HIPPY, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters
http://www.hippyusa.org/
Texas HIPPY
http://www.unt.edu/hippy/
Texas HIPPY & PIRC Overview Flier
http://www.idra.org/resource-center/hippy/
My HIPPY HIPPY World
Blog by the Texas HIPPY Director
http://hippyhippyworld.blogspot.com/
Texas HIPPY*VISTA
Blog of Texas HIPPY
http://texashippyvista.blogspot.com/
Texas HIPPY on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/texashippy/
IDRA Texas Parent Information and Resource Center
http://www.idra.org/Texas_IDRA_PIRC.htm/
From the Cradle to College
By Leticia Rodríguez, Ed.M., IDRA Newsletter
http://www.idra.org/resource-center/from-the-cradle-to-college/
Capitalizing on Students Language and Culture – Annual IDRA La Semana del Niño Early Childhood Educators Institute™
By José L. Rodríguez, IDRA Newsletter
http://www.idra.org/resource-center/capitalizing-on-students-language-and-culture/
Top 10 Publications for Parents, by the National Institute for Literacy
http://www.idra.org/resource-center/top-10-publications-for-parents/
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