Session Description: This element focuses on the support of children’s language development and comprehension. Oral language is made up of receptive (listening) and expressive (speaking) components. Long before they can […]
Session Description: This session will explore integrated planning around anchor books and looks at the school/site’s efforts to develop curricular experiences integrated around a culturally preserving, developmentally-appropriate anchor book with repeated reads. In this approach, teachers plan and implement activities that connect with a selected book to extend learning throughout the day. Focus words and […]
Session Description: This session will discuss element 6, Emergent Literacy Skills, which considers how teachers explicitly plan and provide curricular experiences and developmentally appropriate activities to support the development of […]
Session Description: This session will discuss policies and practices for monitoring children’s developmental progress in all areas (with a focus on language and literacy). Following a cyclical process relying heavily […]
Session Description: This session will explore the Ecosystem Element 8, which focuses on intentional supports for DLL learners. Dual Language Learners (DLLs) or emergent bilinguals, are children learning and developing in […]
The National Association for Family Child Care reports that 40% of nearly 11 million young children with working mothers in the United States spent more time in family childcare than […]
Session Description: All families care about their children and just like teachers, want to support their learning. It’s essential to plan to establish strong partnerships with families from the beginning. This […]
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