Complete our online survey. This course is for anyone who works with young children and wants to improve their school readiness. In addition to the newest research-based principles of reading, each session addresses families, cultural and linguistic diversity, and fostering and maintaining children's motivation to read and their love of books. Reading will transform practice in classrooms to reflect the most current knowledge about how young children learn to read and write. The course will affect change in classroom environments and curriculum, and will enhance teaching practices.
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Learning is guided by trained, on-site facilitators and directed by local college faculty. Then the course will begin again. Classes may be taped for review for students' convenience. The course can serve as a catalyst for bringing together the early childhood community around expanded professional development Students interact directly with guest faculty who are engaged in research about how children learn to read and write and about the most effective strategies for promoting early literacy. Trainers use the latest principles of adult-learning.