>>ZAC LASHWAY: IT’S NOW 9.40 PARENTS ACROSS THE AREA ARE WORKING WITH THEIR CHILDREN TO
IMPLEMENT ONLINE LEARNING AND
REMAIN FOCUSED ON ACADEMICS
DURING THIS UNPRECEDENTED TIME
FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNGER
CHILDREN IN
LIMITED RESOURCES. PROGRAMS
LIKE LSF HEAD START ARE
STEPPING UP TO
THE PLATE. JOINING ME NOW WITH
MORE IS THE DIRECTOR LATANYA
WHEN HALL WITH TANYA THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT OF YOUR SATURDAY TO TALK WITH US THIS MORNING.
>> WHAT NO PROBLEM THANK YOU
FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY.
>>ZAC LASHWAY: POLICE TELL US
ABOUT YOUR NEW INITIATIVE AND
WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT AMID THIS
HEALTH CRISIS THIS PANDEMIC.
>> WELL YOU KNOW WE FOLLOWED
DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL
SYSTEM WHEN THEY BEAT THEIR
VIRTUAL DESIGN AND SO THERE WE
CREATED A PRESCHOOL VIRTUAL
PROGRAM DESIGN. WE CARRY 1403
PRESCHOOLERS HERE IN
JACKSONVILLE. JUST 6 WEEKS TO
EUR. AND SO WE ALREADY HERE NOW
IT IS A CURRICULUM FOR
EDUCATION WHICH WAS ALL 3.
AND WE HAD OUR FAMILY
ENGAGEMENT CURRICULUM WHICH WAS
REALLY WROTE THE AND SO WE GET
PAID TO REVIVE THE CURRICULUM
AND SO EVEN THOUGH HIT START
TAMPA BAY. MARK LOWE.
OUR SERVICES ARE BEING PROVIDED
TO OUR FAMILY. AND SO WE HAVE
DAILY LESSON PLANS. WE HAVE
ABOUT TEACHERS WHO WANT TO
ENGAGE WITH THEIR CHILDREN.
THEY ARE READERS STORIES AND
TAKEN VIDEO THEY ARE CALLING
THEIR CHILDREN TO STAY
CONNECTED. WE HAVE OUT.
KAREN WHO ARE NOW DOING QUITE
THIS RULING AND SO WE HAVE BEEN
MADE THE HOURS BETWEEN 8.11 TO
TRULY ENGAGE THESE CHILDREN AND
STEAL ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES WE’RE
DOING A BEEFY NOW WE’RE DOING
VIRTUAL
FIELD TRIP. WE’RE FAIR AND THE
ACTIVITIES
WITH THEM AND WE’RE JUST REALLY
JUST TRYING TO KEEP THEM
ENGAGED AND READY TO TEND TO
COMPARE THEM, WE’LL BE READY
FOR KINDERGARTEN.
>>ZAC LASHWAY: YOU KNOW ONLINE
LEARNING HAS BEEN A
BIG CONVERSATION. AMONG SO MANY
THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY,
INCLUDING
PARENTS PARENTS WHO SAY IT’S
TOUGH AND THEY HAVE A WHOLE NEW
RESPECT FOR THERE
I TEACHERS. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU THIS MORNING FOR PARENTS TO HAVE A FULL-TIME JOB
AND THEN WHO ARE EXPECTED TO BE
THE TEACHER PLAY
THAT ROLE, PLAYING TEACHER TO
THAT OF A PRESCHOOLER IS VERY
DIFFERENT THEN BEING A TEACHER
TO
THAT OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OR
A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO YOU
CAN JUST GIVE THE ASSIGNMENT TO
AND GIVE THEM THE TOOLS AND THE
RESOURCES THEY NEED BUT WITH A
PRESCHOOLER IT’S A
LITTLE DIFFERENT.
>> THE CURRICULUM THAT WE HAVE
REALLY ROSY. THEY ALREADY HAVE VIDEO INTERACTIVE VIDEOS TO A 50’S KAREN WITH INTERACTION
WITH THE CHILDREN AND SO IT
GIVES THEM THE GUIDELINES THAT
THEY NEED
GO TO BEGIN IN A RED WITH THAT
OUT AND IT IS LIKE I DID VIDEO.
ABC MAO, OUR CHILDREN ARE
SO TAKEN. SADLY, I MEAN EVEN 8,
3, 4, 5,
AND SO A LOT OF THEM ARE GOING
TO PAY FOR I’M
DOING IT.
>> BUT WE ALSO HAVE FAMILY
BECAUSE 9 DEGREES BEEN ABOUT
FAMILIES AND THE POVERTY LEVEL
WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO
TECHNOLOGY. SO WE CREATED
EDUCATION ACTIVITY PACKET FOR
THEM AND IN THE PACKET
THEY WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE
FAMILIES THAT DID NOT HAVE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE ACCESS AND WE
ALSO INCLUDED DUAL LANGUAGE
BECAUSE WE DO SERVE.
11 TO 14 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES IN
A PROGRAM
AND WE HAVE OUT SPECIAL NEEDS
CHILDREN WHO HAVE I P
SO WE’RE TRYING TO BE
RESPONSIVE TO ALL OF THAT IN
WITH THIS AND AGAIN WE’VE GOT
WHAT WE CALL A CRISIS IN
BECAUSE WE KNOW PARENT TO KNOW
NOT ONLY HAVEN’T TOO
EDUCATE THEIR YOUNG ONES THAT
THEY ALSO HAVE THE HOME
SCHOOLING, YOU KNOW FOR THE
OLDER CHILDREN OR SO WE’RE
TELLING THEM TO BE FLEXIBLE YOU
KNOW DON’T PUT TOO MUCH ON YOU
CHILDREN LEARN THROUGH PLAY.
THEY’RE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GO
YOU DON’T HAVE A SCAVENGER HOT,
YOU KNOW JUST BE CREATED AND
WHAT YOU
CAN DO. NOW PARENTS TO POST
ANYTHING ON A FACEBOOK PAGE TO
SHOW A COPY OF
MEIN CREATED.
>> WITH THEIR CHILDREN GO INTO
YES AND THOSE ARE IDEAS THAT
YOU CAN TAKE FROM THE FACEBOOK
PAGE AND IMPLEMENT THEM IN YOUR
OWN HOUSEHOLD. THIS LATANYA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND HOW THEY
ARE HELPING. PARENTS DURING THIS COVID-19 CRISIS YOU CAN GO TO AL ASSAF NET
DOT ORG. AND OF COURSE ALL THIS