Designing Powerful Early Literacy Instruction: From Research to Practice
This workshop is part of a two-day institute, Foundations for Reading Success: Oral Language to Print. Join us for this individual workshop, join the full institute or mix and match days and to build a personalized experience.
Designed for early childhood educators, it equips participants with evidence-based strategies for building the foundational literacy skills young learners need to succeed. Deepen your understanding of how children develop oral language, vocabulary, and phonemic awareness, and walk away with practical instructional routines, print-rich environment strategies, and structured language practices that support the diverse needs of every learner in your classroom. In the afternoon, put learning into action by planning student-centered activities, including read alouds and games, using ready-to-use templates you can bring back to your classroom immediately.
Key Learning Objectives:
- strengthen understanding of the role of oral language in early literacy and learn instructional routines that intentionally build students’ listening and speaking skills
- learn and practice evidence-based approaches to vocabulary development
- develop and practice instructional routines for phonemic awareness
- learn effective teacher modeling and structured language scaffolds to demonstrate thinking, support student participation, and build students’ confidence using academic language
- gain templates to plan read alouds and games to encourage and enhance oral language
Presenters: Kinjal Nicholls, MA; Dana Carr-Ford, MA, MsEd
Grades: PreK-2
Location: Hybrid
Credits: CTLE credits – 6 hours per full-day workshop, 3 hours per morning session
Participate in-person (9 a.m.–3 p.m. ET) on our Westchester Lower School campus or virtually (9 a.m.–12 p.m. ET) Flexible options designed to fit your schedule.
