Baby College 101: Courses for Ałchíní Yázhí

Overview

Baby College 101: Courses for Ałchíní Yázhí provides Navajo parents/guardians, grandparents, childcare providers, and other caregivers with free resources to help children ages 0-6 years-old get ready to read.

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Program Contacts

Sheryl (Lynn) Benally, Instructional Specialist
928-245-8845
benally3@arizona.edu

 

Margine Bawden, Assistant Area Agent
928-337-2267 
mbawden@arizona.edu 

Resources

Get Ready to Read Activities

These activities are fun and easy ways to help your children get ready to read. You can do most of these activities as part of your daily routine.

Community Resources

Organizations near you invested in helping your child get ready to read.

Finding Children's Books

Suggestions for how and where to find children’s books that celebrate Indigenous people and cultures. 

Read the handout

Professional Development

Professional development sessions for early care and education teachers and providers. 

Listening to Podcasts with Young Children

Podcasts are like radio shows and can be a great alternative to watching TV or playing video games

Screen Time with Young Children

Turn watching something on the phone, tablet or TV into a fun learning experience for the whole family.

Young child reading book and pointing to fish on pages.

Funding and Advisory Board

Baby College 101: Courses for Ałchíní Yázhí was developed by the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension in collaboration with an advisory board of local stakeholders. Funding is provided by a CYFAR grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Events

There are currently no upcoming events for this program.