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 literacy 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.