Region 9 - Language & Literacy-Dialogic Reading

This California Preschool Instruction Network workshop provides participants  with language and literacy strategies outlined in the California Preschool Curriculum Framework and the research that supports dialogic reading. Participants will discover how dialogic reading can be used to promote language and literacy development for all children through shared reading opportunities and will engage in planning a dialogic reading experience. 

Participants will:  

• Realize how reading by families and caregivers results in substantial positive change in language development
• Discover that intervention-enhanced teacher-child interactions have positive effects on the children’s language skills
• Recognize the language and literacy strategies outlined in the California Preschool Curriculum Framework Vol. 1,  that focuses on dialogic reading.

Participants are required to do one hour of professional learning independently prior to this 2 hour distance learning session to earn 3 hours of PD credit. All sessions will be conducted virtually which requires participants to have online access and a digital device for full participation.

Level: Intermediate
Audience: Teaching/Administration/Leadership Staff, Family Child Care Providers, Family, Friend and Neighbor Care Providers
Age Range: Preschool and Transitional Kindergarten

Important Workforce Registry Information: To receive professional development hours, participants are required to have a CA ECE Workforce Registry number prior to registering. Participants can access the Workforce Registry website to obtain their ID number by visiting https://www.caregistry.org/.

To register for this professional development workshop, click on the following OMS link: http://sdcoe.k12oms.org/1299-192923