1. Print Awareness- print is all around us- difference between print and pictures; you can read the pictures
2. Phonological Awareness- Sound awareness in oral language
3. Alphabet /Letter Knowledge and Letter /Sound relationships
4. Comprehension Skills- basic strategies in comprehending written words
5. Vocabulary and Language development- word and concept meanings
6. Written Language- we write to tell a story, we write what we think and feel, we write to understand, we write to teach, to write to learn
7. Won’t they learn all this in school?
8. How can we teach all of these; after all we are not teachers in school? Caregivers can demonstrate these during playtime using books, games, and fun filled activities
Early Literacy Course
Workshop Part 1
Foster a Print and Language Rich Environment
The Read-Aloud and Shared Reading Experiences
How to Foster a Lifetime Love of Reading
Recommended List of Books and Authors
Workshop 2 & 3
Letter knowledge and the Alphabetic Principle
Foster Sound Awareness (speech flow is broken intounits including words, syllables, rhymes, and lettersounds.
Games and Activities (including computer and iPad literacy and language games)
Recommended List of Computer iPad Games
Workshops 4 & 5
Vocabulary and Comprehension Strategies made fun and easy
Developing Prior Knowledge Essential for Excellent Comprehension
Making Predictions and Connections, Visual and Sensory images, Critical Judgements, Inferences, Questioning Techniques, Synthesizing Games and Activities
Recommended List of Computer iPad Games
Recommended Book List for fostering Vocabulary and Comprehension
Workshop 6
Everyone is a Good Writer
Good Writers Read and Listen to Books and ReadOften Parents are Writers
