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- Three years old by September 30, 2007
- York County resident or the child of a YCSD employee
- Able to independently take care of their toileting needs (potty-trained)
- Demonstrates acceptable behavior from which other preschoolers will
learn
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- By April 30th, completed applications must be submitted to
Dare Elementary School.
- In May, students will be selected through a lottery process and invited
to participate in a play group screening.
- In June, parents of students who have been selected to participate in
the program will be notified. A
parent orientation will also be held in June for parents of all IPOP
students.
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- A materials fee is charged for the typically developing children
selected through the lottery system. This fee is $270 per semester ($540
for the year). Typically developing students attend three days per week
from 8:45-1:00.
- One scholarship based on financial need is offered for each IPOP
classroom. Financial need is
determined based on the same guidelines as the free and reduced lunch
program.
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- Readiness
- Increase in listening and speaking vocabulary
- Increase in requests and the use of descriptive utterances (number of
words used)
- (Unkefer, Lesley, and Kaiser, 2002)
- Socialization
- Increase in “child talk” (conversation) during play
- Increase in initiating social interaction and the use of appropriate
social skills
- Social communication and play skills foster peer acceptance and
friendship (Odom, McConnell, & McEvoy, 1992).
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- Readiness
- Studies show that typically developing students make developmental gains
at least equivalent to those made by their peers in programs that are
not integrated (Odom and McEvoy, 1998).
- Certified, highly qualified classroom teacher leading the class
- Exposed to programs such as Fundations which is a part of our Wilson
Reading Program
- Socialization
- Parents report that their children were more helpful and responsive to
the the needs of others.
- Children learn to accept differences in others.
- Students develop a sense of empathy for those who are different.
- (Peck et al, 1992; Giangreco, 1993)
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- Please visit the Dare Elementary School Home Page and click on the
Preschool link.
- Visit or call Mrs. Pennycuff at Dare Elementary School, (757) 898-0324
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Notes
