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  • Sound Foundations: Teaching Phonological Awareness in Preschool

    Sound Foundations: Teaching Phonological Awareness in Preschool

    Course ID: LIT105Course Hours: 2Course Level: Beginner

    This course equips educators with essential knowledge and practical strategies for developing phonological awareness skills with preschool children. Phonological awareness—the ability to recognize and manipulate the sounds in spoken language—is a critical predictor of reading success and a fundamental building block for early literacy development. The course will explore the developmental progression of phonological awareness skills, from basic word and syllable awareness to more complex phoneme manipulation. Through evidence-based instructional techniques and ready-to-implement activities, educators will gain the tools needed to teach these crucial pre-reading skills in developmentally appropriate ways effectively.

  • Starting Strong in Early Childhood Education: A Guide for New ECE Professionals

    Starting Strong in Early Childhood Education: A Guide for New ECE Professionals

    Course ID: PROF116Course Hours: 2Course Level: Beginner

    This online training course provides an introduction to the role of the early childhood education (ECE) professional and outlines the key expectations of the position. Participants will gain a clear understanding of the responsibilities and essential qualities of effective early childhood educators. The course also covers professional standards and core competencies, the critical importance of promoting young children’s health and safety, and effective strategies for positive communication. In addition, participants will explore the value of consistent routines and smooth transitions, as well as the fundamentals of lesson planning and classroom management.

  • The Experience of Male Educators in Early Childhood Education and Care

    The Experience of Male Educators in Early Childhood Education and Care

    Course ID: PROF112Course Hours: 2Course Level: Beginner

    The purpose of this course is to give early childhood educators, caregivers, and administrators insight into the experience of male educators in the field of Early Childhood Education (ECE). Participants in this course will learn about the levels at which male educators are working in ECE and compare those numbers to their participation in educational roles for students of other ages. Participants in this course will also explore some of the many benefits to students in ECE when male educators are in the classroom. Finally, this course will provide participants with ways to improve and increase the participation of males in roles as educators and caregivers in ECE settings.

  • The Reading Brain: Foundations in the Science of Reading

    The Reading Brain: Foundations in the Science of Reading

    Course ID: LIT104Course Hours: 2Course Level: Beginner

    Can you think of a child you know who struggles with reading? Maybe it was you, or maybe it is a family member or student in your classroom. Picture their frustration when facing a book they really want to be able to read, but can’t read it? their diminishing confidence, their growing reluctance to try. Now imagine having the knowledge and tools to change that child’s way of learning to read. That’s the
    power of the Science of Reading.

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