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Blogger Articles Eco Parenting The Sounds of Language Phonological Awareness and Language Development
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From babbling to bantering, children love to play with the sounds of language. That play is valuable as well as entertaining. It helps scaffold children to the next level of language development. This workshop will encourage educators to explore ways to support language development by understanding the theories and applying them to classroom practices.


by Dr. Laurie R. Noe
24 to 25 Nov 08, 9am to 4pm, Melbourne, Australia
 
Objectives
At the completion of this workshop, the participants will be able to:
 
Define in their own words, the vocabulary of phonological awareness
Produce examples of the various components of phonology
Choose children’s books that best support specific phonological skills
Recognize the importance of including songs, games, and activities to encourage phonological awareness in young children and have a wide variety to immediately include in their curriculum
Focus conversations to scaffold language skills
Regularly plan phonological awareness activities for their classes 

Outline

Day 1
The vocabulary of phonology
Theory and practice of infant/toddler language development
Teacher talk that helps and some that doesn’t
Developing listening skills
Pre-schoolers language development
Hierarchy of phonological awareness
Rhymes, songs, poems, books, and games to support language development
 
 
Day 2

The continuum of language development.
Developing a repertoire of classroom activities
A variety of teacher roles that support language development
Homonyms, antonyms, and synonyms
More word games, tongue twisters, puns, and jokes to support language development
Choosing and using quality children’s books to develop language skills 
 
Trainer's Profile
Dr. Laurie Noe is a college instructor, coordinator of the Early Childhood Education program at Housatonic Community College, an early childhood consultant and a speaker. She has been an adjunct instructor for Nova Southeastern University and Sacred Heart University, a preschool teacher, a preschool director and the executive director of a nonprofit agency that created the Literacy Caravan. Dr. Noe has written preschool curriculum; published articles in Journal of Staff Development, NAEYC’s Young Children, and NAEYC’s Beyond the Journal; and created workshops for early childhood teachers, directors, supervisors, managers, and parents.
 
Methodology
This interactive workshop will have a lot of hands-on activities, multimedia presentations, and reflective practice.
 
   
Target Audience
This workshop is designed for educators who work with children aged 0 - 9 years of age.
 
Investment
AUD600.00/pax
AUD550.00/pax if register by 1 Aug 08
 
 
Other Details
Duration 12 hours
Venue: Melbourne, Australia (Exact hotel to be advised)
Closing Date: 1 Oct 08
Register Now
http://www.sanguineconsulting.com/registration.html

 

 

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