I chose www.zerotothree.org. This is a national non-profit organization. This organization gives newsletters and provides information on their website to support early childhood educators with updates for training. They also provide support for early childhood policy makers and parents to promote the health and development of children.
This week news -letter and website is focusing on early language and literacy. This caught my attention because in each of my courses, we have discussed the importance of language and literacy for the entire family. We have also discussed incorporating the children’s home language into the early childhood classroom. The webinar on early language literacy from the web-site, stated that around 8 months, children start to experiment with sound to communicate. I have actually seen babies as young as 3 months start to observe adults mouths and attempt to babble and communicate. Therefore, it is never too early to start developing a child’s language skills. This webinar gave great tips for helping to develop a child’s language and literacy. One of the first tips expressed in the webinar was to establish a positive teacher-child relationship. I am finding out that in order to care for children, this is one of the most important steps of all and is normally mentioned in fostering healthy developments first. Another tip that was shared through the webinar was creating individually appropriate and meaningful things through the use of books and toys. The webinar was very useful and gave me a lot of ideas to implement in the classroom.
If anyone is interested in listening to the webinar, you can go to www.zerotothree.org and follow the link at the middle of the page under the topic of early language literacy.
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