Parents As Teachers (P.A.T.)

The goal of the P.A.T. program is all students will enter school ready to learn.

Parent Educators
-Dianna Melrath, GMES Home/School Advisor, Parent Educator
-Brenda Land, HHES Home/School Advisor, Parent Educator
-Beth Roush, TEES Home/School Advisor, Parent Educator
-Joan Frampton, BVES Home/School Advisor, Parent Educator
-Donna Williams, BBES Home/School Advisor, Parent Educator
-Lynn Dech, BVES, NEES, GMES PAT Advisor Parent Educator

Who do we work with?
-Title 1 Schools
-Parents
-3 year and 4 year old children
-Pre-School Teachers
-Day Care Providers
-Children with special needs

What do we have to offer?
-Resources
-Skills and Activity packets
-Monthly one on one personal visits, which include:
-Language Skills
-Intellectual Skills
-Social/Emotional Skills
-Fine/Gross Motor Skills
-Brain Development Information
-Monthly Group meetings
-Parental support
-Positive Modeling Skills

Important Information
-The PAT Program provides support to both parents with regular ed children and special ed children
-The PAT program is aligned with the MMSR, Maryland Model for School Readiness

Why are we here?
-To support a positive transition into Elementary School
-To increase school readiness for children
-To strengthen parent/child relationship
-To provide educational support for both parent and child
-To build a home, school and community partnership
-To build child’s confidence for school success