Activity guide for teachers: Georgia early learning standards, birth through age 3 [2007]

Copyright 2007 Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
The Georgia Early Learning Standards Activity Guides may be freely reproduced without permission for non-profit, educational purposes. Use of or reference to this document should cite: Georgia Early Learning Standards - Teacher Activity Guide. Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning. 2007.



Acknowledgements

Grateful appreciation goes to the following people, who contributed to the development of the Georgia Early Learning Standards Activity Guides.

Bright from the Start Staff
Justine Strickland Assistant Commissioner Child Care Policy
Catherine Broussard Standards of Care Coordinator
Todd Blandin Public Relations Director
Project Manager
Marsha Kaufman-McMurrain, Ph.D. Child Development Consultant Roswell, GA

Parent Reviewers Tynisa Hicks Parent of Tyrus, age 1 Head Start Training Consultant ChildPlus Software Atlanta, GA
Stephanie Lampert, M.Ed. Parent of three including Madeline, age 3 Preschool Teaching Consultant Dunwoody, GA
Special Needs Reviewer Debra Pileggi, M.Ed. Babies Can't Wait Early Intervention Specialist Dublin, GA

Writing Consultant
Ruth Robinson Saxton, Ph.D. Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Early Childhood Education Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
Review Panel
Teacher Reviewers Jennifer Byers Curriculum Specialist Longview Center Sheltering Arms Early Education & Family Centers Douglasville, GA
Mary Callahan Carey, M.Ed. Program Coordinator for Kenan Preschool Atlanta Speech School Atlanta, GA
Family Child Care Reviewer Kordie Green, Ph.D. Co-President Georgia Family Child Care Association Stone Mountain, GA

Language & Cultural Diversity Reviewer Nitza B. Vega-Lahr, Ph.D. Bilingual Developmental Psychologist Independent Consultant Roswell, GA
Feedback Forum Participants Teachers, parents, and others who attended the Feedback Forums
Designer
Susie Clements Graphic Designer Roswell, GA
Additional Contributions
Bright from the Start also thanks Smart Start Georgia, the Early Learning Division of United Way of Metro Atlanta, for their generous assistance in underwriting the printing and distribution of the Georgia Early Learning Standards Activity Guides.
Bright from the Start appreciates the efforts of Sarah Stewart for making the production of the Georgia Early Learning Standards Activity Guides a success.