McGraw-Hill Gathers Early Childhood Educators At '2010 DLM Summer Institute'

Early childhood education experts to share strategies for academic and social

                      success in the pre-K classroom




  WHAT:

McGraw-Hill Education's Intervention & Special Needs Center is inviting teachers and administrators of pre-K programs, Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities (PPCD) and Head Start programs, to learn fresh ideas for engaging students in a wide variety of content areas at the '2010 DLM Summer Institute.' The two-day event will host several sessions focused on the professional development of early childhood educators, and will address many different topics, including:

  --  The latest methods for teaching pre-K students skills in letters and
      sounds
  --  Recent research in social learning
  --  How to get parents excited about their child's learning
  --  Effective learning environments for children with autism spectrum
      disorder
  --  How to use bilingual books and promote literacy in the classroom

The DLM Summer Institute will also launch McGraw-Hill's new Texas edition of The DLM Childhood Express, a comprehensive early childhood program completely aligned with Texas Pre-K Guidelines. The DLM Early Childhood Express teaches little children big ideas through fully integrated instruction in all content areas, including literacy, math, science, social studies, social and emotional development, and music and movement. Sessions will provide a detailed overview of The DLM Early Childhood Express' components, lesson planning and 21st century technology.

Registration for the DLM Summer Institute is free of charge and available at www.DLMSummerInstitute.com. The deadline to register is July 15 and hotel registration must be completed by July 5.

WHO:

Discussions will be led by authors of The DLM Early Childhood Express, McGraw-Hill national consultants and Texas early childhood educators, who will provide effective methods and strategies to achieve academic and social progress among early childhood students. Specifically, Thomas Borden, Music Consultant for McGraw-Hill and President-Elect of The American Orff-Schulwerk Association's Chicago Orff Chapter, will speak about the opportunities for movement and active music making in children's literature, and provide musical suggestions that are engaging for early childhood students.

  WHEN:
  Wednesday, July 28 through Friday, July 30, 2010

  WHERE:


  Hyatt Regency Austin
  208 Barton Springs
  Austin, Texas 78704


  CONTACT:  Andrea Pavone, 212-994-7568, andrea.pavone@rfbinder.com

*McGraw-Hill Education (@MHEducation) will be tweeting about the DLM Summer Institute and early childhood education at http://twitter.com/MHEducation, using the #DLMinstitute, #preschool and #PD hashtags.

About the McGraw-Hill Education Intervention & Special Needs Center

The McGraw-Hill Education Intervention & Special Needs Center offers school districts and teachers the tools to customize instruction, so even struggling students can thrive as lifelong learners who can succeed in the classroom and beyond. McGraw-Hill's PreK-12 intervention and special needs solutions combine proven programs with digital platforms to provide comprehensive, performance-enhancing learning resources to help those students who have fallen behind.

About McGraw-Hill School Education Group

The McGraw-Hill School Education Group, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education, is a leading innovator in the development of 21st century teaching and learning solutions for K-12 education markets, offering traditional and digital instructional, assessment, and reference content and tools for teachers and students. The School Education Group addresses critical areas in primary and secondary education through Learning Solutions Centers focused on improving student learning outcomes and promoting digital innovation in literacy, STEM, college and career readiness, and intervention and special needs education. All of McGraw-Hill's content for elementary schools and secondary schools is available in digital form. McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), has offices in 33 countries and publishes in more than 65 languages. Additional information is available at http://www.mheducation.com/.

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