BUILDING BLOCKS FOR LITERACY® 3 credit course Day 6 of 8, Williston, VT
- Course Number: BB33
- Date: August 03, 2010
- Time: 5:30 PM-8:30 PM
- Location: Wallman Library
- Address: Stern Center for Language and Learning
- Address 2: 135 Allen Brook Lane
- City: Williston
- State: VT
- Cost: $500
- Instructor: Brenda Buzzell, M.Ed.
Please note this is an eight day course: 6/22/2010, 6/29/2010, 7/13/2010, 7/20/2010, 7/27/2010, 8/3/2010, 8/10/2010, 8/17/2010
BUILDING BLOCKS FOR LITERACY® gives early childhood professionals, including elementary teachers and speech and language pathologists, the research-based strategies to develop important pre-literacy skills essential for children learning to read. Based on recommendations from the National Research Council, and the outcomes of the 2008 National Early Literacy Panel, the Stern Center's BUILDING BLOCKS FOR LITERACY® course includes theoretical information, concrete strategies, and practical activities to support professionals as they build the emergent literacy skills of two-to-five year olds.
Participants will receive professional development in the areas of:
- phonological awareness
- vocabulary and language development
- shared book reading
- speech-to-print connection
- assessment
- transition to kindergarten
Cost: $500 for course, additional $375 for Undergraduate Credit available through Union Institute and University
Please note this is an eight day course: 6/22/2010, 6/29/2010, 7/13/2010, 7/20/2010, 7/27/2010, 8/3/2010, 8/10/2010, 8/17/2010
Participants will be required to have by the start of the first class:
Literacy for Young Children: A Guide for Early Childhood Educators by Priscilla L. Griffith, Sara Ann Beach, Jiening Ruan, A. Loraine Dunn
Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success, Committee on the Prevention of Reading Difficulties in Young Children, Susan Burns, Peg Griffin, Catherine Snow
Optional Text: Bringing Words to Life, Isabel Beck, Margaret G. McKeown, Linda Kucan
Scholarships available (45 hours of professional development) funded through the A.D. Henderson Foundation for early care and education providers who attend a 6-hour BUILDING BLOCKS FOR LITERACY® Applied Training and are working in VT Registered Family Homes and Licensed Center Programs. Please contact Brenda Buzzell, coordinator, at bbuzzell@sterncenter.org for more an application and information. Total of 20 scholarships are available statewide.
This course is aligned with the VT Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals, Northern Lights Level II Core Curriculum, the VT Early Learning Standards and CDA #2, 4, 6, 7 & 8.