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Behrens, Phyllis Irene Daughter of Henry Phillip and Bernice Oualline (Stephens) Behrens.
( For prekindergarten children, language and play are the...)
For prekindergarten children, language and play are the major tools for learning about the world, and they are also the most important tools for early literacy learning. The three- or four-year-old who takes a memo pad and marker around to family members "to take orders" for dinner, like all young children, makes no distinction between play and reading and writing. It all involves curiosity, learning, discovery, and excitement. Watch an overview webinar! In their latest professional book, Gay Su Pinnell and Irene Fountas show you how to tap into young children's excitement to introduce them to the world of literacy in joyful, engaging ways. As with their Continuum of Literacy Learning for grades K-8, they provide detailed descriptions of language and literacy behaviors and understandings for teachers to notice, teach, and support, while offering practical strategies for the prekindergarten classroom. Full of resources like songs, rhymes, and finger plays, Literacy Beginnings also includes 35 ready-to-use lessons to introduce young children to reading and writing. Start reading now!
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Behrens, Phyllis Irene Daughter of Henry Phillip and Bernice Oualline (Stephens) Behrens.
Attended in Photography and Marketing, East Texas State University, Commerce, 1976. Bachelor in Psychology cum laude, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, 1978. Master of Public Administration in Community & Economic Development, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 1996.
Doctor of Philosophy in Urban & Public Administration, University Texas, Arlington, 2006.
Loan analyst Rotan Mosle Mortgage Company, Houston, 1978-1982. Analyst, specialist Abacus Real Estate Finance Group, Chicago, 1982-1985. Assistant vice president Mark Twain Mortgage Company, St. Louis, 1986.
Liquidation assistant Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Midland, Texas, 1988-1990. Commercial loan specialist First Heights Bank fsb, Houston, 1990-1991. Assistant to executive director Lubbock Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Inc., 1992—1993.
Executive director Lubbock Regiona. Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, 1993—1995. Lease analyst, production assistant Excel Finance Companies, Lubbock, 1996.
Graduate research assistant, graduate teaching assistant University Texas Arlington, 1996—2006. Instructor public administration Valdosta State University, Georgia, 2007—2008. Adjunct instructor Upper Iowa University, Des Moines, 2007—2010.
Assistant professor, health public administration Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, since 2008. Communications assistant C-S-D United States of America Relay, Lubbock, 2001—2002.
( For prekindergarten children, language and play are the...)
Volunteer Back Door Theatre, Wichita Falls, Texas, 1971-1975, South Main Center Association, Houston, 1981, United Service Organizations, Houston, 1990-1991, American Red Cross, Houston, 1991, Ranching Heritage Center, Lubbock, 1995-1996, L.I.S.D. Hosts Program, Wheelock Elementary School, 1995-1996, AISD, 1996-1997, University Texas Arlington, 1996-2006. Board directors Project Help, Lubbock, 1994-1996. Executive committee, board secretary Lubbock Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership, 1994-1995.
Member advisory council South Plains Regional Texas Department Human Services, 1994-1996. Master composter City of Arlington, 2004-2005. Lubbock Colon Cancer Prevention Task Force-Survivorship Project, Lubbock, 2007.
Member of Native American Alumni Alliance Chapter UTA Alumni Association (Arlington, Texas) (secretary), Air Force Association (Burkburnett, Texas) (vice president, General Charles L. Donnelly Chapter #284).
Married Charles Edwin Sudduth, May 27, 1978 (div. December 1987); 1 child, Jessica Marie Sudduth.