Early Childhood Educator Training Opportunities
If you are a director of an early childhood center or have your own home-based care, MCPL librarians will provide free training to help you meet your language and literacy goals! Workshops are flexible, from one to three hours, and can cover a variety of topics:
- Understanding and Promoting Early Literacy
- In this interactive workshops you will learn the basic skills needed for reading success and simple, effective ways to help develop those skills in children ages 0-5 years. Along the way you will learn techniques for booksharing and program planning that enhance activities already going on in your busy early childhood environment.
- Fun with Words
- This workshop describes ways to build vocabulary - a key ability for lifelong reading success.
- Fun with Letters
- Learn how to get children excited about writing and learning about letters.
- Fun with Science and Math
- Children are born scientists. Find out how to support your children's natural curiousity about the world.
- Creating an Early Literacy Environment
- The classroom is often considered the "Silent Teacher." Learn how to make your classroom environment support literacy and learning.
Call Christina Jones at 349-3100 to schedule a free workshop, tailored to fit your needs.
