Written by: David L. Sexton, Jr., MS & Bari Sobelson, MS, LMFT What is the THRIVE Initiative? Penn State’s Clearinghouse for Military Readiness has partnered with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Office of Military Community and Family Policy to assist parents in nurturing their children as they advance throughout the…
Education professionals desire quality resources and information related to dual language learners. In order to provide that, we reached out to Elizabeth D. Peña, Ph.D. at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Peña, a certified Speech-Language Pathologist, is a professor in the School of Education. She is also an American Speech Language Hearing Association Fellow. Her research focuses include bilingualism, language impairment, language development, and assessment bias & measurement. In this three-part blog series Dr. Peña hopes to answer your questions and help dispel common myths.
By Barbara O’Neill, Ph.D., CFP®, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, [email protected] Personal Financial Management (PFM) program staff often counsel military families about the financial implications of “big ticket” purchases. “Big ticket” means that items cost more than most people can afford from a single paycheck including furniture, computers, electronics, appliances, and cars….
By: Bari Sobelson & Molly Herndon On July 10, 2018, the MFLN’s Personal Finance and Family Development concentration areas hosted the first webinar of a three-part Family Finances Series. Personal Finance’s Project Director, Dr. Martie Gillen and Family Development’s Project Director, Dr. Kacy Mixon, joined forces to facilitate a conversation on…
Today we will share a few strategies to help support language and literacy development simultaneously within family activities with family members who are home and who may be deployed or stationed elsewhere. But first, we left you with one word of caution related to early literacy intervention – Try to control the summer camp persona. It is important for home visitors to remember that not everyone has or loves glue sticks, paints, and safety scissors. You can substitute sidewalk chalk for paint, use water or soap bubbles to draw pictures outside, draw or write letters on tablets or smart phones and screen capture the image, or use fruit for edible art.
Recent research has reaffirmed the importance of language and literacy for children’s future academic success and has increasingly recognized the central importance of the family in the development of each. Interactions that occur between a parent and child such as comforting them when they cry, repeating their babbling, or pointing at and naming pictures in a book all serve to strengthen the child’s communication and social skills while building neural connections that support future development.
By: Bari Sobelson, MS, LMFT After the decision was made about our divorce, my ex-husband and I had the looming task of telling the children. Luckily, our youngest child was only 1, so there was not a whole lot of explaining that needed to take place with him. But,…
Many education professionals have expressed a desire to learn more about supporting young dual language learners. Our team identified a wonderful free resource for providers from The IRIS Center. This module provides information about dual language learners and the importance of maintaining the home language while learning a second language.
By Carol Church What is the Military Lending Act? The original Military Lending Act was passed in 2006. It was created to protect service members from predatory lenders who may target these young and somewhat unsophisticated consumers. Unfortunately, the combination of a steady income and lower financial literacy can make…
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy, U.S. Department of Defense under Award Number 2023-48770-41333.
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