We are honored to include Nemours BrightStart! as the sponsor of the BrightStart Series of six webinars focused on building a brighter future for young children and their families through policy and literacy.

Nemours BrightStart!,  researches, develops, and offers evidence-based tools targeting young children at risk for reading failure. Their goal is to effectively instruct children at the very beginning of their reading journey to ensure long-term reading success.

In addition to direct services for young children in Florida and Delaware, Nemours BrightStart! helps parents, educators, health care professionals and community leaders understand key concepts and actions needed to promote reading success for all children through a variety of specific tools, services and resources.


 

 

 

-Recorded Sessions from the Nemours Reading BrightStart Series-

Quality Ratings, Common Core, AND DAP: Do they all play together?

Presented by: Kyle Snow
Date: July 29, 2015
Time: 2:00 Eastern Time
Cost: FREE
This session has concluded.  The recording is now available.

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Family Workshops Work! Hosting Literacy Workshops for Families of Preschoolers

Presented by: Kathryn Roberts and Nell Duke
Date: August 19, 2015
Time: 2:00 Eastern Time
Cost: FREE
This session has concluded.  The recording is now available.

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Who IS an Early Childhood Professional? Early Care and Education in Transformation

Presented by: Jacqueline Jones
Date: February 10, 2016
Time: 2:00 Eastern Time
Cost: FREE
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Growing Happier, Healthier Readers: Exploring the Connection between Reading Ability and Health

Presented by: Vera Meyerholtz
Date: April 20, 2016
Time: 2:00 Eastern Time
Cost: FREE
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The Science of Dual Language Learning for Children Birth Through Age Five: Effective Practices that Improve Outcomes

Presented by: Linda Espinosa
Date: May 11, 2016
Time: 2:00 Eastern Time
Cost: FREE
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Word Wizardry: Vocabulary Enhancement in Early Childhood, Prek Through Grade 1

Presented by: Susan B. Neuman
Date: September 20, 2016
Time: 2:00 Eastern Time
Cost: FREE
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Toddlers Empowered by the 5 R’s: A New Research-Based Framework for Building Language

Presented by: Betty Bardige
Date: September 21, 2016
Time: 2:00 Eastern Time
Cost: FREE
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“Assessment Literacy” for Early Educators: Unpacking Intentional Child Assessment

Presented by: Laura Bornfreund and Lindsey Allard Agnamba
Date: October 19, 2016
Time: 2:00 Eastern Time
Cost: FREE
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Respectful Discipline for Toddlers & Twos: The Administrator’s Role in Setting Expectations

Presented by: Ruth Anne Hammond
Date: February 22, 2017
Time: 2:00 Eastern Time
Cost: FREE
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Five Big Ideas on Early Brain Development: What Every Early Care Professional Should Know

Presented by:  Laura Bailet
Date: December 13, 2017
Time: 2:00 Eastern Time
Cost: FREE
This session has concluded.  The recording is now available.


 

Extending the Book Experience: Strategies That Promote Language and Literacy Development in Dual Language Learners

Presented by: Vera Meyerholtz
Date: March 14, 2018
Time: 2:00 Eastern Time
Cost: FREE
This session has concluded. The recording is now available.