The following sessions are open to parents/grandparents/guardians/caregivers for children of pre-school age (3-7). If you care for a child age 3-7, in home, and you are preparing to send your child/children to private, public or parochial school within the next few years you are welcome to join us for the sessions. The sessions are provided by the Saucon Valley School District, IU 20 and the Saucon Valley Kindergarten Transition Community Partnership.  

Please email me: james.deegan@svpanthers.org if you plan on attending any date. The sessions begin at 6pm and last till 8pm. Questions? Email me at the above address.

The sessions will be held at the SV school district administrative office (tentatively, based on registration).

Dec. 3: Fun with Phonemic Awareness; - Review how phonemic awareness develops - Understand the developmental levels of phonemic awareness - Explore creative techniques to liven up phonemic activities.

March 4: Math in Pre-K/Kindergarten Classrooms; - Learn how to correlate state standards to learning centers and daily class work - Recognize how classroom influences learning - Understand how to use models in the classroom - Know how to use a problem solving approach to foster student learning.

May 6: Align Curriculum with Early Learning Standards; - Examine and analyze the early learning standards - Address how teachers/directors can properly align curriculum - Apply to daily plans.