Tama County Empowerment
Newspaper Articles

• What is readiness?
• Starting your child off right
• How do I know if my child is ready?
• How Can I Tell if My School is Ready?
• How Do Schools Find Out About Children’s Readiness?
• Read with your child each day
• Let Your Child use School Tools such as Pencils, Markers, Crayons, and Scissors
• Give your Child Daily Opportunities to Use Large Muscles
• Help Your Child Become Aware of Letters and Words at Home and in the Community
• Introduce your Child to Numbers and Counting
• Encourage your Child to Listen to and use Language to Express Ideas
• Enjoy the Sounds of Language with your Child
• Make Math a “Hands on” Learning Experience for your Child
• Play learning games with your child
• Invite your child to think and solve problems
• Help Your Child Know Personal Information
• Make “Going to Kindergarten” Plans With Your Child
• Preschool Scholarships are Available
• Giving kids what they need to succeed
• Building Assets for Young Children
• Developmental Assets are Building Blocks
• How you can Build Assets
• 40 AssetsPositive Things You Can Offer Kids
• 40 Assets that Teenagers Need to Succeed
• 40 Developmental Assets for Elementary-Age Children
• 40 Developmental Assets for Infants and Toddlers
• 40 Developmental Assets for Preschoolers
• A Few Reasons Asset Building is Good for Everyone
• Ideas for Parents - Practical Suggestions for Building Assets in Your Child 1
• Ideas for Parents--Easy Ways to Build Assets for and with Your Child -2
• Ideas for Parents - Easy Ways to Build Assets for and with Your Child 3
• Ideas for Parents - Easy Ways to Build Assets for and with Your Child 4
• Ideas for Parents - Easy Ways to Build Assets for and with Your Child 5
• Ideas for Parents - Easy Ways to Build Assets for and with Your Child 6
• Ideas for Parents - Easy Ways to Build Assets for and with Your Child 7
• Ideas to Start Building Assets Now
• Who Built Your Assets?
• You Can Make a Difference for Kids - The 40 assets all kids need to succeed!