Imua Literacy: Moving Hawaiʻi forward with local solutions.

Dec 01 2022
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"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.

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Their Multilingualism is Their Superpower: How We Can Support Hawai‘i's English Learners

Dec 01 2022 34 mins  
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 portion of the state's student population: up to 18% of students are, or have been, classified as English learners and represent up to 70 different languages! Their academic outcomes, however, vary widely. How can we better meet th

Disciplinary Literacies: Discovering our Multiple Identities Across Grades and Content Areas

Nov 05 2022 24 mins  
Disciplinary literacies (DL) have always been a hot topic for secondary schools since much of the literacy learning in these grades occurs across the content areas (think science, social studies, art...). Even the Hawaiʻi Common Core State Standards established DL goals for grades 6-12. But does that mean that elementary teachers don’t have an important role to play in teaching

Family Resource Center (FRC): Connecting School to Community

Sep 02 2022 21 mins  
How can we build this bridge from school to home in a way that can be relevant for the world that families live in today? In today’s episode, we’ll focus on one way to do just that: Family Resource Centers (FRC). FRC are community-based or school-based, flexible, family-focused, and culturally sensitive hubs of support and resources that provide programs and targeted services b

Engaging Families from Micronesia: "Angang Chok Aramas"

Aug 02 2022 21 mins  
We have 50 years of research that proves family engagement is an important strategy to improve students literacy and overall learning - so why is it still so hard to achieve? This month, we explore the what, why, and how of family engagement in Hawai‘i, particularly how to best serve our families from the islands of Micronesia. Our guest, Dr. Kathy Ratliffe, a professor in the Ed

Sounding It Out: The Importance of Phonological Awareness

Jul 01 2022 17 mins  
In this episode, we will explore the role that phonological awareness plays in early literacy and language development with literacy aficionado, David Yung, from Maunawili Elementary. We will learn about the parts that make up phonological awareness associated with later literacy achievement. Come be students with us again as David shares fun and easy tips and strategies that famil

What Makes a Quality Preschool?

Jun 01 2022 13 mins  
Today we chat with Dr. Kathleen O’Dell, the Academic Officer for the Kailua-Kalaheo Complex Area. She has been with the HIDOE for 5 years now and is passionate about her work in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in schools, quality early childhood education, and family engagement. For today, though, we’ll be discussing what makes a quality early childhood education and

Read To Me! The Why and How of Reading Out Loud

May 01 2022 19 mins  
Research consistently shows that literacy development in early childhood plays a critical role in later language and academic success. In today's episode, we’ll speak to Nicki Brown and Kara Kusunoki from Read To Me International, a local literacy organization, to better understand how we can make reading with our keiki fun no matter what. They’ll also give us perspectives

Our Why

Apr 10 2022 11 mins  
What is Imua Literacy? Imua Literacy is a podcast dedicated to moving Hawaiʻi forward with local literacy solutions. Our hopes as writers of the Hawaii 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 with local solutions. This first episode is Our Why.