Barbara Payne Shelton This is Me

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1. 1. Local News - The Leaf Chronicle - www.theleafchronicle.com

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   Published on: 5/1/2005   Last Visited: 5/1/2005

   Barbara Payne Shelton, Early Childhood Leadership professor at Villa Julie College in Stevenson, Md., said parents should focus on developing their child's literacy skills.
   
   "Children should have some exposure to the letters and the sounds that they make," she said.
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   Shelton said while it is rare to find children who have not been immersed into a group - whether in day care or preschool - parents still should explain the dynamics of a kindergarten class.
   
   "It is not uncommon for children to already have some sort of group experience. For the majority of them, that comes from the day care setting," Shelton said.
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   How children approach the new place depends on how parents explain it to them, Shelton said.
   
   She said parents should not let any negative experiences they had in school affect what they tell their children.
   
   "I think the most important thing is that they put it in a positive light," Shelton said.

2. 2. Galveston County Daily News

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   Published on: 11/29/2003   Last Visited: 11/29/2003

   "There are periods known as ‘windows of opportunity' when certain skills are easier to develop," said Barbara Shelton, program coordinator in Early Childhood Leadership at Villa Julie College outside of Baltimore.

3. 3. Galveston County Daily News

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   Published on: 11/27/2003   Last Visited: 11/27/2003

   "There are periods known as ‘windows of opportunity' when certain skills are easier to develop," said Barbara Shelton, program coordinator in Early Childhood Leadership at Villa Julie College outside of Baltimore.