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Pre-Kindergarten English Education Family
English Literacy Classes
Directions
Pre-Kindergarten
English Education Classes: Our very special Children's Program
is offered to the children, ages 0 to 4, of adult learners enrolled
in the morning and afternoon Family
English Literacy Classes. Activities depend on the age of the child, but all children have a story time in English and receive a light,
healthy snack
during their two-hour stay. The two- to five-year-olds have outdoor
play time on our state-of-the-art playground, and also have an arts
and crafts period. The children learn counting and the alphabet in
English, as well as other skills that prepare them for kindergarten.
For many of the children of the adult learners, this is their first
separation from their mothers. Class lasts only two hours, but the children are learning to be independent from the family
as well as learning English language skills to prepare them for
kindergarten and beyond. This program
is not available during the evening class hours.
If you are interested in signing up for one of these classes, please come by VMLC at 6329
Ridgecrest Rd., Dallas, TX 75231. Click here
for directions to the center. We only accept registrants in person.
CHILDREN'S PROGRAM SPOT LIGHT ON...
Emelda,* a mother of 2 young boys (Tomas*
and Marco*) wants to be very involved in her children’s
learning, so she checks out family learning games from the VMLC
Resource Room. Each week of the summer in 2005 she checked out 3
books and a theme learning game to create a positive educational
environment at home. Each week the family focused on a different
educational concept such as sorting, colors, basic vocabulary and
comprehension.
VMLC encourages families to take learning home
and to find fun ways to incorporate English language learning into
the daily life of the household. Learning English at a young
age
increases the possibility that our child students will succeed in
elementary school, graduate from high school, and potentially pursue
further education.
*Names changed for confidentiality. |
"We have such an opportunity here to prepare these youngsters for preschool while they are
here with their moms. They are like little sponges."
-- Susan Madole Children's Program Committe
Member
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