Cell-Ed

Building Future Readers: Tips for Parents and Caregivers

This is a course for parents, caregivers, and early childcare providers looking to
explore and engage with high-yield literacy strategies to support the literacy
development of children ages 3-8. The course uses self-reflection questions and
scenario-based learning to help learners visualize and plan how they can apply
strategies in a way that honors the adult and the child’s experiences.

  • Course is available in English and Spanish.
  • This course takes between 1-5 hours to complete
  • Each unit is a collection of short lessons that are 3 minutes or fewer. Units
    usually take an hour or less to complete

 

Unit 1: Building Simple Literacy Strategies

Recognize when and how literacy begins. Relate personal experiences and
preferences to literary strategies. Plan to incorporate habits of literacy.

 

Unit 2: Building Reading Strategies

Identify questions to prompt conversation before and during reading. Construct
open-ended questions that spark conversation. Recognize examples of positive
praise. Plan ways to apply strategies.