Entries For: September 2010

A special thanks goes to those who joined us for An Afternoon of Golf with Foundation for Early Learning’s Board of Directors. Funds from the lunch and golf outing went to support our new Community Action Project (CAP) grants, our new program focused on launching early learning activities across Washington.

We had a great outing at the Golf Club at Redmond Ridge. Board members mixed with supporters of the Foundation and determined golfers headed to the course---even in the rain!

While today’s event was not a competition, Past Board Chair and Board of Ambassadors Chair Marleen Alhadeff and her husband, Kenny, announced that the highest and lowest golf scores would win tickets to the an upcoming performance of Vanities at the 5th Avenue Theater.

I would like to thank our board, donors, staff and the Golf Club at Redmond Ridge team for making the day a success!

We hope you can join us next year!

Foundation for Early Learning is delighted to feature a guest blog post from Janet Capps, a member of the Early Learning Public Library Partnership. If you are interested in being featured in the Foundation's blog, please contact Joel Ballezza, Communications Manager at joel@earlylearning.org.

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Starting up any new learning opportunities or making advancements in the field of early learning for children is a collaborative effort that includes academic research. 

If you are an adult over 18 years of age, you are invited to participate in a research project has the potential to impact the development of a new tool (research-based, community-sensitive) that is being constructed under the guidance of the Florida State University. 

To participate or to learn more, please visit http://www.elcapstone.com/

When finished, this tool will be used to assess the understanding of early literacy concepts of adults who may be called upon as leaders to promote early literacy development of young children.

We understand that your time is valuable, but by taking time out of your busy September schedule to participate in this study, your contribution will benefit libraries and the direction of early literacy leadership preparedness of librarians and adults that work with young children.  

Should you choose to participate, your volunteer task will be to complete a True/False online version of the early literacy instrument that is currently under development (approximately 20-30 minutes). No experience in early literacy concepts is required. Respondent participation is vital to the question and concept selection process of this instrument. As an anonymous participant, your scores will be kept fully confidential and no login names are used. Your responses will be used only to evaluate and help develop this early literacy concept inventory known as EL-Capstone.

If you would like to volunteer to participate in this research, or you would like more background information on the study, please visit www.elcapstone.com during September 2010. 

Every child deserves to reach their full potential. Your voice makes a difference.