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2018-2019 CSAC Funding Application <br />PROGRAM COVER PAGE <br />Organization Name: Early Learning Coalition of Indian River, Martin and Okeechobee Counties <br />Executive Director: Migdalia G. Rosado <br />Address: 10 SE Central Parkway; Suite 200 <br />Stuart, FL 34994 <br />Program Director: Pat Houston <br />Address: 10 SE Central Parkway, Suite 200 <br />Stuart, FL 34994 <br />E-mail: mrosado@elcirmo.org <br />Telephone: 772-223-3861 <br />Fax: 772-220-1229 <br />E-mail: phouston@elcirmo.org <br />Telephone: 772-223-3842 <br />Fax: 772-220-1229 <br />Program Title: <br />Facilitating Language Development in Young Qhildren <br />Priority Need Area Addressed: <br />Early Childhood Development <br />Brief Description of the Program: <br />This professional development program focuses on language development in young children, with emphasis on classrooms <br />with three- to five-year old children. The program is designed to target the areas that brain research finds most beneficial for <br />children's brain development, including back -and -forth exchanges. <br />Professional development will consist of coaching, modeling and consultation, as well as training and technical assistance. <br />The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) will be used to conduct pre/post assessments in which growth will be <br />measured in the Instructional Support domain. This area includes three key dimensions: Concept Development, Quality of <br />Feedback, and Language Modeling, all of which are critical in developing language skills in young children. <br />Identification of participating providers/classrooms will be based on several factors, including CLASS scores, to include <br />composite data and a breakdown of dimension scores within the Instructional Support domain. <br />1 <br />