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Imua Literacy: Moving Hawaiʻi forward with local solutions.
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Imua Literacy: Moving Hawaiʻi forward with local solutions.
Dr. Esmeralda Carini & Erin D'Amelio
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"Moving Hawaiʻi forward with local solutions." Imua Literacy is a podcast dedicated to moving Hawaiʻi forward with local literacy solutions. Our hope as writers of the Hawaiʻi State Literacy Plan (2020) is to create a platform where we can highlight some of the obstacles in literacy from keiki to kūpuna that our families, schools, and communities face by tapping on to the resources we have right here in Hawaiʻi.
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Imua Literacy: Moving Hawaiʻi forward with local solutions.
***Brought back by popular demand! Our MOST downloaded episode ever! :) Hawai‘i is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse states in the country. As a result, English learners (ELs) make up a significant portion of Hawaii’s student population: up to 18% of students are, or have been, classified as English learners and represent up to …
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Imua Literacy: Moving Hawaiʻi forward with local solutions.
Disciplinary literacies have always been a hot topic for secondary schools since much of the literacy learning in these grades occurs across the content areas. Even the Hawaii Common Core State Standards established DL goals for grades 6-12. But does that mean that elementary teachers don’t have an important role to play in teaching specialized way…
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Imua Literacy: Moving Hawaiʻi forward with local solutions.
How can we build this bridge from school to home in a way that can be relevant to the world that families live in today? Family Resource Centers (FRC) are one way to promote family engagement that promotes a “shared partnership” that can enhance students’ language and literacy learning. In today's episode, we get to learn from Mrs. Fuli Soa, the fa…
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Imua Literacy: Moving Hawaiʻi forward with local solutions.
We have 50 years of research that proves family engagement is an important strategy to improve students’ literacy (and overall?) learning - so why is this still so hard to achieve? In this episode, we will explore the “what/why/how” around the topic of family engagement in Hawaii. Why does it matter? What are the obstacles that get in the way, espe…
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Imua Literacy: Moving Hawaiʻi forward with local solutions.
In this episode, we are chatting with an esteemed colleague, literacy peep, and friend, David Yung, from Waimanalo Elementary. We will explore the role that phonological awareness plays in early literacy and language development. David breaks down PA to the parts that make up this subskill and why they matter when learning how to read. He also give…
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Imua Literacy: Moving Hawaiʻi forward with local solutions.
Today, we focused on quality preschool education, including some discussion on a few promising approaches to sparking curiosity and engagement for kids. We also emphasized the importance of what is developmentally appropriate for our keiki during this time - building learning around their interests and not forcing them to write what they don’t unde…
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Imua Literacy: Moving Hawaiʻi forward with local solutions.
In today's episode, we’ll speak to literacy leaders Nicki and Kara from Read to Me International to better understand how to foster developmentally appropriate learning opportunities for our emergent readers. They’ll also share with us some tips and resources to help us take action at home with our children and grandchildren to get them on the road…
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Imua Literacy: Moving Hawaiʻi forward with local solutions.
Imua Literacy is a podcast dedicated to moving Hawaiʻi forward with local literacy solutions. In today's episode, we share our "WHY" for the creation of the podcast and our HOPES for being a part of the solutions in literacy learning (i.e., from keiki to kūpuna) that our families, schools, and communities can tap on to better thrive here in Hawaii.…
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