ABC
The mission of Achieving Better Communities is to enhance kindergarten readiness by addressing pre-literacy skills, and to provide residents of Steuben County with educational information. Achieving Better Communities (ABC) will provide the parents of 4 year-olds the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare their children for success in kindergarten
Would you like your child to succeed in school? Any parent would! ABC can give your preschool-aged child the tools he or she needs to succeed and excel in school, and it’s never too early to prepare for excellence.
Why ABC?
The most critical educational needs in Steuben County as determined by community stakeholders are:
- Early literacy opportunities and training for preschoolers and their parents.
- Collection and dissemination of information pertaining to educational opportunities and school expectations.
What We Do:
- Make learning fun for your preschooler!
- Get books delivered to your home each month!
The steps to your child’s Kindergarten success through ABC are:
- Enroll your VIP (Very Important Preschooler) in ABC to work with a trained volunteer in your home to focus on the alphabet, counting, shapes, colors, writing and more.
- Lean which skills your child will need for Kindergarten success.
- Schedule a time for volunteers to come to your home once each month to work with you and your child.
- Watch your preschooler get excited about learning!
Preschool age children will be assessed by an ABC staff member or volunteer using an approved curriculum in a hands-on test to determine eligibility. If a child qualified, then two mentors will be assigned to work with the family; one with the child, and one with the parent(s) for a 12 month period.
The mentors will meet with the child on a monthly basis--preferably at the home of the child--and work on literacy skills such as shapes, letters, sounds, colors, reading and more! Children are also accepted through referrals by friends, family members, schools, social service organizations or others.
