making a difference what bee families are telling you about your work
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Making a Difference
What BEE families are telling you about your work
Who are your families?
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1999 2001-02
BlackWhiteMultiracialHispanic
By race
Who are your families?
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10
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80
90
1999 2001-02
Never MarriedMarriedDivorcedWidowed
By BEE parent’s marital status
Who are your families?
010
2030
4050
6070
8090
100
1999 2001-02
low incomenot low income
By economic status
Who else do we need to reach?
How do you recruit families? Are you reaching the families who
need BEE? How else can families be reached
with school readiness education?
What changes for your families?
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84
86
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90
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96
Change in 1999 Change in 2001-02
Before BEEAfter BEE
Belief that good discipline teaches
What changes for your families?
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10
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80
Change in 1999 Change in 2001-02
Before BEEAfter BEE
Noticing more good behaviors than bad
What changes for your families?
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10
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70
80
90
Changes in 1999 Changes in 2001-02
Before BEEAfter BEE
Belief that discipline doesn’t have to feel bad to work
How do beliefs about discipline change?
What do you do as an educator that you think helps parents to see things differently?– What information?– What activities?– What kind of discussion?
What can be done to make it possible for more parents to see things differently?
Are readiness skills taught?
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Change in 1999 Change in 2001-02
Before BEEAfter BEE
Parent identifies teaching at least one language skill
Are readiness skills taught?
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5
10
15
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25
30
Change in 1999 Change in 2001-02
Before BEEAfter BEE
Parent identifies teaching at least one self-control skill
Are readiness skills taught?
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5
10
15
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25
30
35
Change in 1999 Change in 2001-02
Before BEEAfter BEE
Parent identifies teaching at least one social skill
Are readiness skills taught?
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5
10
15
20
25
Change in 1999 Change in 2001-02
Before BEEAfter BEE
Parent identifies teaching at least one motivational skill
Are parents understanding what readiness skills are?
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70
1999 2001-02
LanguageSelf-controlSocialMotivational
About one-third of BEE parents mention these skills
Potential for Improvement in Understanding School Readiness
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90
Parents Naming No School Readiness Activities
LanguageSelf-controlSocial skillsMotivational