Early Ed. Talks with Dr. Char
Early Ed. Talks with Dr. Char is a dialogue about all things in early education.
Dr. Charlene Wrighton has over 45 years of experience in the field, teaching regular and special education, as the Co-Author/President of the Zoo-phonics Mnemonic and Multisensory Language Arts Program, and developer of the Safari Learning Academies, setting toddlers through first grade. In this show she will touch on a vast range of topics that have to do with young children from birth to elementary age. Everything from helpful tools for parents and teachers, to scientific research, to many insights on how to connect with kids as a parent, grandparent, educator, whatever your role may be in that child’s life. The show’s main goal is to give real life information of all aspects concerning the youth of our society and raising them to be well-educated, upstanding citizens of our communities. If you have questions that you would like Dr. Char to answer on her show, you can send them to [email protected].
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 39
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2019
In The News with Zoo
Hear the most current happenings with Zoo-phonics and Dr. Char's mission to teach the world to read, write, and spell!
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Child Behavior Pt. 2
Dr. Char continues her conversation on taking on the authoritative role with children, and that it's a good thing. She gives real suggestions on how to make sure your child feels safe and heard but t…
Child Behavior
Dr. Char shares her experience and suggestions on child behavior; how to understand it, correct it, modify it, and love the child while keeping your authoritative role with them.
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Childhood Obesity Pt.2
Part 2 of Dr. Char's discussion on childhood obesity, she will talk about exercise and different, fun ways to get everyone in your family/classroom moving!
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Childhood Obesity Pt.1
Dr. Char opens up the conversation on one of the talked about topics when it comes to children...childhood obesity. She brings opinions and suggestions from years of experience as a teacher, parent, …
Peripatetic Learning
Dr. Char discusses the learning style of "peripatetic"; the definition, how it was created, why to use it, how to use it, etc.
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Body Awareness with Children
In conclusion to her discussion on mindfulness and movement last show, Dr. Char expands on body awareness for children and fun ways to teach them starting young.
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Movement & Learning
In this episode, Dr. Char brings up the topic of mindfulness, and how to use it while teaching young children. She'll give lots of games to play to help your child become more self-aware and in retur…
Physicality Development
Dr. Char expands on her conversation on physicality in young children and their dexterity for writing. She'll give a list of activities you can start doing with your little ones to get their hands pr…
Letter Formation and the Beginning Stages of Writing
Dr. Char gives note to when and how to start teaching letter formation to young children. The research behind reasonings and how it improves writing and spelling for the future. She'll discuss the ph…
The Joy and Importance of Reading Aloud
Dr. Char shares the importance of reading aloud to your children, even from an early age. She'll give great guidlelines to follow when reading to your child(ren), topics to talk about, how to read a …
Talk with Priscilla Hernandez Pt. 2
Dr. Char finishes her discussion with director of Treehouse Academy in the Dominican Republic, Priscilla Hernandez; on dual language education for toddlers and preschoolers.
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Talk with Priscilla Hernandez
Priscilla Hernandez, director of the Treehouse Academy in the Dominican Republic, visits the studio to discuss bilingual education in preschool-aged children. Part 1 of 2.
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Listener's Questions Answered
Listener's get some of their first questions answered by Dr. Char; touching on all things in early education such as IEPs, bilingual education, and more.
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Zoo-phonics - The Essences
Dr. Char reviews the methodology behind the fun and playful curriculum of Zoo-phonics.
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The Four Stages of Learning
Dr. Char will share the four stages of learning and how to best support your child in each phase.
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No Recess? If You Want to be a Robust Reader, You Have to Run.
Dr. Char will open conversation about what today's world at school is like for children and the restrictions on their learning environment vs what it was in the past, and how that affects their abili…
Kids Have to Move to Learn
Dr. Char discusses the importance of movement for children's brains when learning.
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Introduction to Early Education with Dr. Char
An introduction to Dr. Charlene Wrighton and her experience in early education. She will give insight to why her show was created and what will be discussed.
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