Participants who attend the series will be able to:

- Understand the importance of selecting age-appropriate books for an early childhood classroom

- Select literacy materials to use in each of the classroom learning centers

- Identify elements that need to be in place for a successful read-aloud

- Purposefully plan for enhancing the classroom setting with environmental print

Audience: Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4

- Teachers

- Teacher assistants

- Child development center staff

- Coaches/Mentors

- Administrators /Directors

- Pre-service teachers

- Certified teachers not currently teaching but wanting training to remain certified

- Librarians

HIGHLIGHTS

- Recommendations for tools to promote a print rich environment

- Interaction with various genres of children’s literature

- Analysis of learning centers and creation of an action plan for incorporating literacy into the environment

- Four CPE hours will be given