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Teacher Talk™ Training B: Let Language Lead the Way to Literacy

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An educator is reading a book to five children, surrounding her from both sides.

Intended For:

Registration Closed

Date: Dec 01, 2021

Time: 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Fee: FREE


Current Availability: 4

Description

Prerequisite: Completion of Teacher Talk Training A.

Please note that the training is divided into three parts, taking place on December 1, December 8, and December 15, 2021, from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM. To register, you must be able to attend ALL three days. When you register for Part 1, you will automatically be registered for Parts 2 and 3. 

As caregivers of young children, you have a very important role to play in laying the foundation for the development of reading and writing skills. This training will discuss the important links between oral language development and literacy.

Learn how to:

• help children develop positive attitudes towards the use of print

• make reading and writing a natural, meaningful part of the day

• use book reading as a time for interaction and conversation

Participants receive a comprehensive workbook for planning how to apply their new knowledge and how to create an early childhood environment that helps lay the foundations of literacy.

After you register for the session, please contact Larissa Kostevskii via email:  Larissa.kostevskii@humber.ca regarding delivery of the workbook.

Please note that the registration will be closed on November 23, 2021. 

Training Requirements:

  • Only registered participants are allowed to attend this workshop. Participants can join the session by computer or tablet. Participants should not join by smart/cell phone as the screen is too small for them to view the Powerpoint slides and other participants in the group

  • Participant’s camera is expected to be on during the workshop session.

Session Objective

You will build on the strategies you learned in Teacher Talk A: Encouraging Language Development in Early Childhood Settings by discussing how these can be applied to book reading. In doing so, you will learn about reading with -- instead of to -- children and making book sharing a time for interaction and conversation. Topics covered:

•Develop positive attitudes towards print

•Select appropriate books

•Make book reading interactive using OWL™, Face-to-face, Follow the Child’s Lead and SSCAN

Location: Online

Standards of practice

  • Caring and Responsive Relationships
  • Curriculum and Pedagogy
  • Safety, Health, and Well-Being in the Learning Environment
  • Professionalism and Leadership

Presented By: Sara Dennis (RECE, ECE-SN), Alice Giang (BA, RT, RECE)