Parents as
Teachers
OAK RIDGE R-VI SCHOOL DISTRICT
PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAMS
Susan Byrum Programs Director
P.A.T./Early Childhood Educator
2002-2003
"CELEBRATING FAMILIES"
HOME SWEET HOME
The Parent Educator visits families in the home. As a team, we will participate
in play and together watch your child's development blossom. Child development
information will be shared and handouts will be left with the participants.
Visit times will be scheduled between parent and educator, evening visits are
available.
WELCOME TO POOH CORNER
Center visits are done at school in the Early Childhood room and conducted in
the same manner as a home visit. Child development information will be shared
and handouts will be given. Center visits can be scheduled with your parent
educator, evening visits are available.
FAMILY ACTIVITY CELEBRATIONS
In addition to being available during events such as Open House, and Back to
School nights, the parent educator will conduct three special family activity
events during the school year. These are held each month. Planned activities,
actual dates and times will be announced the month before.
ONCE UPON A TIME
Storyhours will be held three times a year in November, February and April. The
time will be from 9:00 A-M 10:00 A-M. on the first Wednesday of the month.
SCREENINGS
Periodic checkups of your child's educational and sensory (vision and hearing)
development. These are done in the home with the exception of the mass
screening dates which will be announced on a yearly basis.
ALL P.A.T. SERVICES ARE FREE AND TOTALLY VOLUNTARY. YOUR FAMILY MAY PARTICIPATE
IN ANY OR ALL SERVICES.
AN ADULT MUST STAY WITH THEIR CHILDREN DURING ALL P.A.T. PROGRAMS.
A FAMILY MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE CHILD BETWEEN THE AGES OF BIRTH TO FIVE AND
RESIDE WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE.
IF SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION OR IS CANCELLED BECAUSE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER ON THE
DAY OF A P.A.T. PROGRAM, THAT PROGRAM IS ALSO CANCELLED.
ADULT VOLUNTEERS ARE APPRECIATED AND ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE P.A.T. COORDINATOR
FOR MORE INFORMATION.
ALL SCHOOL BASED PROGRAMS WILL BE HELD IN THE OAK RIDGE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE SCHOOL.
The Parents as Teachers program offers numerous services that emphasize the
parents being the child’s first teachers. The services are provided for parents
of children, ages birth through five years of age. The program offers personal
visits in the home to discuss the child’s growth and development. Annual
checkups of the child’s development are given in the areas of language, motor
and cognitive skills, hearing, and vision. Group meetings are held with other
parents, so they may share experiences and discuss topics of interest. The
Parents as Teachers program also has a toy and book lending program.
The first few years of life are critical in the development process.
Essentially, the parents are the child’s first teachers, and the child’s home
is their first classroom. That is the guiding philosophy of the Parents as
Teachers program.
Instructors go to the home to ensure that the home is a safe enviroment.
If you would like to
participate in the PAT program in the Oak Ridge R-6 district contact Susan
Byrum, PAT Educator, at the school office ( 266-3232 ). If you live outside the
Oak Ridge district, and you want to know if your area has a PAT program, you
may send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Parents as Teachers National
Center, 2228 Ball Dr. St. Louis, MO
63146 Toll Free # 1-866-PAT4YOU ( Phone314.432.4330 Fax 314.432.8963), or go to
www.patnc.org.
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