Bright Start
Pre-K
Prepare children to succeed in first grade.
Bright Start is a research-based, publicly-funded curriculum devoted to enhancing the social, emotional, and cognitive development of children aged 3 to 6. Daily 15 minute lessons impact each part of a child’s day.
Field-tested for over ten years with striking results:
• Significant I.Q. gains average 10 to 12 points over one academic year versus no gain for comparison groups
• Changes in teacher behavior such as more process-oriented questioning, and more optimism about students’ ability to learn
• Changes in student behavior such as more enthusiasm for learning, improved language use, and increased confidence in problem solving
• Improved academic achievement in subsequent years
Learning Benefits:
• Promotes development of social skills such as self-control, responsibility, and sharing
• Enhances verbal, auditory, and fine motor skills that are imperative for early academic success
• Accommodates children of diverse abilities, backgrounds, and developmental levels
• Reduces the need for special services in subsequent years of school
Seven Units Include:
• Self-regulation
• Number concepts
• Comparison
• Role taking
• Classification
• Sequences and patterns
• Letter-shape concepts
•The Bright Start Teacher Resource Binder includes an implementation guide and seven units in a three-ring binder. View a Sample Lesson Plan
•The Bright Start Record Keeping Booklet provides a valuable, detailed picture of progress and is useful for setting goals and helping parents see exactly where their child is in the range of behavior between dependence and independence of thought and action.
•The Bright Start Parent Activities Handbook includes easy, clearly-organized home activities to help families reinforce the concepts in each unit.
