Music and Literacy Promotion Project at your School Classroom per 20 students
Project Summary
Padma Sherni Inc. volunteers will visit your classroom and complete a learning enrichment program, complete individualized literacy/numeracy assessments for each child, offer storytime and song circle time &Work with parents to complete the Ages & Stages Questionnaire
Rationale
According to the Delaware News Journal, (2017), Many children (in Delaware, USA) exhibit lower literacy skills achievement compared to the rest of the United States. According to the U.S Census, approximately 35% of children in Wilmington Delaware live in poverty, and approximately 50% of all third-grade students in the state cannot read at grade level. Padma Sherni Inc. uses music and play participation in preschools. The purpose of the project is to support the trajectory of cognitive development and problem solving skills, to increase math and reading ability and art and play opportunity, as research shows a strong connection among these opportunities for child development. Many children do not have reading materials, toys, or music supports at home, and the project (through grants and donations) encourages music and literacy (both reading and numeracy) with the supply of learning materials and toys for preschoolers and their families.
Reference.
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/education/2017/10/27/half-delawares-third-graders-struggle-read/789991001/
Learning Experience for Interns from Padma Sherni Inc.
This project offers preschool staff and toddler learning support, parent support, a learning experience for college enrolled students who are interested in a career in either early childhood education/human services research & public policy
Interns are trained undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at a local universities who have completed an online certification course offered by the American Red Cross, in babysitting and childcare which includes guidance in
- Basic Care for Infants and Children
- Basic First Aid
- Child Behavior
- Age-Appropriate Activities
- Emergency Protocols
- Professionalism
- Leadership
Volunteers will have completed a background check by the start of the project at Troop 2 in Newark, DE
Volunteers will have completed CITI training for human subjects protection by the start of the project
The Music and Literacy Promotion Project:
Padma Sherni Inc. interns will complete the following activities for each child individually:
- 10 minutes Get Ready to Read Literacy Assessment, for emerging literacy assessment
- 5 minutes Prekinders Numeracy Assessment: for numbers, shapes, colors recognition
- 5 minutes of 1:1 reading opportunity
Padma Sherni Inc. interns and classroom teachers will complete the following activities in a group of 10:
- Storytime, Song Circle, Indoor Basketball, Puzzle Play, Lego Duplo Play
*** Participating Preschoolers will receive, Books, Toys, and a Music CD ***