Early Childhood
Education
Education
The Early Childhood Program lies at the core of Family Literacy
of Racine's mission. The main objective is to have children enter
kindergarten prepared and ready to learn. Five and six year olds
work on building a strong base of pre-reading skills. To ac-
complish this, FLR provides services to ensure children 0-6 are
healthy, social/emotionally well, and have the language and
cognitive skills to succeed in life.
Early Childhood Classrooms:
1) Birth to 2
2) 2 and 3 year olds
3) K4/K5
Early Childhood Philosophy
Children's classrooms are set up on the Creative Curriculum model
ensuring opportunities for imaginative and gross motor play, art, story
and group time. All children ages 2 1/2-6 are assesed twice yearly with
High/Scope's Child Observation Record for literacy/language, initiative/
social relations, creative representation,and science/math skills.
All children birth-age 6 are additionally developmentally
screened in-home in their native language, with parents
participating in the process, on the Ages and Stages
Questionnaire. Concerns identified may lead either to
retesting or referral.
Parents join children frequently for family time--
reading together, crafts, enjoying a visitor, or
celebrations.
Adult Education Family/Community Learning School Age Education Home Visitation
Family Smart Kid Friendly
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Volunteer Cynthia Posadas reads to preschoolers
Quality preschool combined with PAT home visits = success.
Parents as Teachers home visitation is an integral part of Family Literacy of Racine's early childhood program.
Studies have shown that the percentage of low income children entering kindergarten "ready" jumps from
64% for children not attending preschool and without PAT home visits to 78% for children who receive both
preschool and PAT services.
Quality preschool and PAT together work!