Imua Literacy: Moving Hawaiʻi forward with local solutions.
"Moving Hawaiʻi forward with local solutions." Imua Literacy is a podcast dedicated to moving Hawaiʻi forward with local literacy solutions. Our hope as writers of the Hawaiʻi State Literacy Plan (2020) is to create a platform where we can highlight some of the obstacles in literacy from keiki to kūpuna that our families, schools, and communities face by tapping on to the resources we have right here in Hawaiʻi.
Episodes
8 episodes
Multilingualism is a Super Power - Supporting English Learners Flourish!
***Brought back by popular demand! Our MOST downloaded episode ever! :)Hawai‘i is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse states in the country. As a result, English learners (ELs) make up a significant ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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40:09
Elevating Disciplinary Literacies in an Elementary Classroom
Disciplinary literacies have always been a hot topic for secondary schools since much of the literacy learning in these grades occurs across the content areas. Even the Hawaii Common Core State Standards established DL goals for grades...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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24:53
Waimanalo's Awesome Family Resource Center - A Shared Partnership!
How can we build this bridge from school to home in a way that can be relevant to the world that families live in today? Family Resource Centers (FRC) are one way to promote family engagement that promotes a “shared partnership” that can enh...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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21:08
Family Engagement Designed for Pacific Islander Students/Families
We have 50 years of research that proves family engagement is an important strategy to improve students’ literacy (and overall?) learning - so why is this still so hard to achieve? In this episode, we will explore the “what/why/how” around t...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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33:31
Role of Phonological Awareness in Becoming a Reader
In this episode, we are chatting with an esteemed colleague, literacy peep, and friend, David Yung, from Waimanalo Elementary. We will explore the role that phonological awareness plays in early literacy and language development.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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17:48
Quality Pre-School Matters with Dr. Kathleen O'Dell
Today, we focused on quality preschool education, including some discussion on a few promising approaches to sparking curiosity and engagement for kids. We also emphasized the importance of what is developmentally appropriate for our keiki d...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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30:43
The ABCs of Early Literacy with "Read to Me" Literacy Leaders
In today's episode, we’ll speak to literacy leaders Nicki and Kara from Read to Me International to better understand how to foster developmentally appropriate learning opportunities ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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20:04
Our WHY for IMUA Literacy Podcast
Imua Literacy is a podcast dedicated to moving Hawaiʻi forward with local literacy solutions. In today's episode, we share our "WHY" for the creation of the podcast and our HOPES for being a part of the solutions in literacy learning (...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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11:41