Emergent Literacy Series

This three-part literacy series is for preschool teachers, paraprofessionals, supervisors, child care workers, kindergarten teachers, and others looking to build emergent literacy skills at the preschool level. The series was created based on current literacy research in conjunction with Ohio’s State Literacy Plan to provide practices to increase literacy for all students, birth through age five.

• Part 1:     January 22, 2021  |  9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
  • Introduction to Emergent Literacy & Teaching Early Phonological Awareness
    Participants will explore the three components of emergent literacy, with connections to research supporting their use, and learn the significance of, and instructional strategies for developing early phonological awareness in children from birth – age 5.

• Part 2:     February 12, 2021 |  9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
  • Developing Oral Language and Vocabulary for Emergent Literacy
    Learn the significance of developing oral language and vocabulary in young children, and how to build these skills in multiple environments – home, preschool, and child care centers through formal and informal instructional contexts. Participants will also learn to choose vocabulary from vocabulary rich read-aloud texts to pre-teach prior to shared reading experiences.

• Part 3:     March 5, 2021 |  9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
  • Building Print Awareness through Interactive Read-Alouds
    Explore the significance of print awareness and how to use read-alouds as a tool for print referencing and building meta-linguistic awareness in young children. Modeling of questioning during interactive read-alouds will be used to demonstrate how to direct young children’s attention specifically to print. Participants will leave with a thorough understanding of how to use read-alouds to teach ALL components of emergent literacy using a variety of texts. Connections will also be made to developing early literacy skills along the language and literacy continuum.

If you have questions regarding the content of the series, email Heather Gaskins or call 419.720.8999, ext. 134