Early Childhood Education – How Learning Losses During the Pandemic Hurt Our Youngest Students

Apr 05 2021 | 00:46:55

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Show Notes

In this episode of ImpactED, the official podcast of Alief ISD, Superintendent HD Chambers speaks with Kathy Jahn (Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction) and Mari Martinez (Early Childhood Coordinator) about the potential learning losses of incoming Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students. They discuss the importance of socio-emotional learning and oral language development at that critical stage in early childhood education and how outreach like the Virtual Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Round-Up aims to help prospective families with understanding the urgent need of getting our youngest learners enrolled and engaged.

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