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Current
Programs
2003
Early
Outreach: Old Mill Center, Benton County
First
Teacher: West Linn-Wilsonville School District, Clackamas County
Ready
Set Go: Crook/Deschutes ESD, Crook & Deschutes Counties
Together
for Children: Crook/Deschutes ESD, Crook & Deschutes Counties
First
By Five: Roseburg Parent Child Training Center, Douglas County
Melrose
Reading Station: Melrose Elementary School, Douglas County
Readiness
to Learn Program: Grant County Commission on Children and Families
Champion
for Literacy: Southern Oregon Early Head Start, Jackson County
Parent
Early Language & Literacy Education: Josephine County Early Intervention
Services
Early
Literacy Partnership: Oregon Child Development Coalition, Klamath County
Salem-Keizer
Early Literacy Project: Salem-Keizer School District, Marion County
Catalyst
Coaching: Multnomah County ESD
Together
We Learn-Juntos/Apredemos: The Early Head Start Family Center of Portland,
Multnomah County
Training
Wheels Program: Wallowa County Library, Union, Wallowa, and Umatilla
Counties
Child
CARE Partners: Columbia Gorge Community College, Wasco County
Learning
Circle: Washington County Community Action Organization
Program
Descriptions
| Early
Outreach: Old Mill Center, Benton County |
| Description: |
Provides
group and individual services to help parents and child care providers
of young, at risk children, ages birth to three, develop language,
literacy, social, and other skills. |
| Contact: |
Amy
Luhn, Education Coordinator
amy_luhn@omill.org
Old Mill Center
4515 Country Club Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97333
541.757.8068
541.758.1030 Fax
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| First
Teacher: West Linn-Wilsonville School District, Clackamas County |
| Description: |
Bolton
Primary School is launching the First Teacher program to help parents
and their infants and toddlers come to kindergarten ready to learn.
The program is modeled after a successful program started by Clark
College in Washington. |
| Contact: |
Margaret
Allen, Principal
allenm@wlwv.k12.or.us
Debbie
Thompson, Teacher/Director
thompsod@wlwv.k12.or.us
Bolton Primary School
503.673.7050
503.657.8711 Fax
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| Ready
Set Go: Crook/Deschutes ESD, Crook & Deschutes Counties |
| Description: |
Provides
training and integration of the Parents As Teachers, Born to Learn
curriculum during home visits. |
| Contact: |
Kathy
Thompson
kthompso@cdesd.k12.or.us
Ready Set Go
1029 NW 14th Street
Bend, Oregon 97701
541.749.2137
541.385.1742 Fax
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| Together
for Children: Crook/Deschutes ESD, Crook & Deschutes Counties |
| Description: |
Provides
training and integration of the Parents As Teachers, Born to Learn
curriculum during parenting groups. |
| Contact: |
Edie
Jones
ejones@cdesd.k12.or.us
Together for Children
1029 NW 14th Street
Bend, Oregon 97701
541.389.9317
541.385.1742 Fax
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| First
By Five: Roseburg Parent Child Training Center, Douglas County |
| Description: |
This
collaborative proposal brings together Roseburg High School and
community service organizations to help teen parents learn the
skills that will result in healthy children ready to learn at
entry to kindergarten using the First by Five: Infant & Toddler
Training Program. |
| Contact: |
Susan
Dowell, Director
firststep@tymewyse.com
541.673.0783
541.673.0785 Fax
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| Melrose
Reading Station: Melrose Elementary School, Douglas County |
| Description: |
The
Reading Station provides home visits and resources in the area
of literacy and early language development to families with children
birth to five. |
| Contact: |
Polly
Stirling, Coordinator
pstirling@roseburg.k12.or.us
2960 Melrose Road
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
541.440.4077
541.440.4087 Fax
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| Readiness
to Learn Program: Grant County Commission on Children and Families |
| Description: |
Program
to increase early literacy and language skills in Grant County
by developing a media campaign to raise community awareness. |
| Contact: |
Dana
Brooks, Coordinator
dana_brooks@class.oregonVOS.net
541.575.3600
541.575.2926 Fax
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| Champion
for Literacy: Southern Oregon Early Head Start, Jackson County |
| Description: |
The
Champion for Literacy program focuses on peer to peer literacy
training for child care providers. This effort has led to identification
of key needs for capacity building in early language and literacy
for Jackson County children. |
| Contact: |
Blair
Johnson, Early Head Start Director
blair@socfc.org
541.743.5150
Lauren Bell,
Early Head Start Trainer/Consultant
laurenbell@charter.net
541.512.2174
Susan Bray
Heart and Hand Consulting
braytandem@ashlandoregon.org
541.488.3626
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| Parent
Early Language & Literacy Education: Josephine County Early
Intervention Services |
| Description: |
A
parent education program that consists of six interactive sessions
for parents of at-risk infants and toddlers, addressing early
language and literacy development. Curriculum emphasizes coaching
or teaching parents to capitalize on daily occurring learning
opportunities. Program will be offered three times a year to reach
a maximum of 30 families with children attending programs operated
by Healthy Start, Early Head Start, and Project Baby Check and
to children whose families are involved in the child welfare system.
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| Contact: |
Pam
Thompson Arbogast, Program Manager
parbogast@jcmhd.com
541.474.5495
Ilene Kessler,
Speech Language Therapist
541.474.5495
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| Early
Literacy Partnership: Oregon Child Development Coalition, Klamath
County |
| Description: |
A
multi-faceted collaborative project addressing readiness gaps.
Elements include workshops for parents and child care providers
on early brain development, a story van that will regularly visit
child care centers and providers, a Children's Learning Fair and
an early learning series offered through cable television. |
| Contact: |
Leslie
Maxfield, Education Manager
leslie.maxfield@ocdc.net
541.884.8812
Sherri Bean
sbean@co.klamath.or.us
Commission on Children and Families
305 Main Street
Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601
541.883.5117
Jolene Patrick
kfprc@fireserve.net
1803 Avalon Street
Klamath Falls, Oregon 97603
541.883.6676
Teri Jensen
jensent@oit.edu
Donald Haynes
haynesd@oit.edu
Oregon Institute of Technology
3201 Campus Drive
Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601-8801
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| Salem-Keizer
Early Literacy Project: Salem-Keizer School District, Marion County |
| Description: |
Part
of a comprehensive family literacy program through Even Start,
the Early Literacy project focuses on spanish-speaking children
ages 0-3 and their families. The project provides early childhood
education classes, parent education, and home visits. |
| Contact: |
Olga
Cobb, Even Start Director
cobb_olga@salkeiz.k12.or.us
503.399.3130
Zan Payne,
Principal
payne_zan@salkeiz.k12.or.us
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| Catalyst
Coaching: Multnomah County ESD |
| Description: |
Catalyst
Coaching is part of the effort to change the way services are
provided to children with special needs and their parents. Funding
is to implement the coaching model. |
| Contact: |
Nancy
Anderson, Principal
nancy_anderson@mesd.k12.or.us
Catalyst Coaching Program
14030 NE Sacramento
Portland, Oregon 97230
503.262.4101
503.257.1519 Fax
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| Together
We Learn-Juntos/Apredemos: The Early Head Start Family Center of
Portland, Multnomah County |
| Description: |
This
innovative parent education program is providing Latino parents
with skills to help their children enter kindergarten ready to
learn. |
| Contact: |
Christine
Taylor, Project Coordinator
christineyjuntos@hotmail.com
503.988.5055
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| Training
Wheels Program: Wallowa County Library, Union, Wallowa, and Umatilla
Counties |
| Description: |
Implementation
of the Beginning with Mother Goose program from the Vermont Center
for the Book. OCF funds will cover the cost of materials and training
for early literacy program providers in Union, Wallowa, and Umatilla
counties. |
| Contact: |
Susan
Polumsky,
Library Director
wclib@oregontrail.net
541.426.3969
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| Child
CARE Partners: Columbia Gorge Community College, Wasco County |
| Description: |
Provides
on-site training of family child care providers to increase skills
and knowledge in early language and literacy for children birth
to three. |
| Contact: |
Rymmel
Lovell, Teacher/Facilitator
tlovell@netcnct.net
2522 Old Dufur Road
The Dalles, Oregon 97058
541.296.6546
541.298.3104 Fax
Ruth Lusk
541.298.3134
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| Learning
Circle: Washington County Community Action Organization |
| Description: |
Offers
on-site literacy training and modeling for traditionally hard-to-reach
child care providers who are generally not registered. These providers
are Spanish speaking and often closely related to the child/children
in their care. |
| Contact: |
Cindy
von Ofenheim, Coordinator
cvon@caowash.org
Metro Child Care Referral & Resource
1001 SW Baseline
Hillsboro, Oregon 97123
503.693.3236
503.648.4175 Fax
Jeanne McNassar,
Spanish Speaking Trainer
jmcnassar@caowash.org
971.223.6027
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