In the fall of 2006, the National Center for Learning Disabilities and the Stern Center for Language and Learning co-sponsored a series of three Webinars based on the Stern Center's BUILDING BLOCKS FOR LITERACY® program. A "Webinar" is an interactive Web-based seminar or workshop that is transmitted over the internet.
These Webinars are for early childhood teachers and child care providers, and are free to download and view. Each Webinar lasts about 90 minutes. (You will need Flash to view and listen to the Webinars. Most computers already have it installed. If yours does not, it is a free download here.)
Please note that you will be asked for some information before you download the Webinars. Only your name is required, and it will not be used for any other purpose.
Shared Book Reading
Reading with children provides valuable opportunities for enriching vocabulary and other important oral language skills as well as for extending basic knowledge about the world. Viewers will learn how to maximize language growth through shared book reading. They will also find out how to increase children's understanding of concepts of print, how books work, and the wonders of letters and words on a page. Activities will be demonstrated to help prepare children to become motivated, equipped, and successful readers and writers.
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To download just the PowerPoint presention used during this Webinar, click here.
Phonological (Sound) Awareness
Phonological awareness, or the insight that words are made up of discrete parts, is one of the strongest indicators of future reading success. Viewers will learn how to use books, songs and conversation to increase youngsters' ability to learn important preliteracy concepts through play with sounds and syllables. Enjoyable activities will be described and modeled to help children rhyme as well as identify, separate, and blend sounds with words.
To access an archived version of this Webinar, click here.
To download just the PowerPoint presention used during this Webinar, click here.
Speech to Print Connection
Children can be empowered to match what they know best - speech - with what they need to learn to read - print. Through children's first exposure to the alphabet, the speech to print connection is built. Activities to strengthen letter naming and children's own name recognition serve as the springboard for establishing sound-symbol relationships and word recognition. Enjoyable group activities demonstrate how early literacy can be promoted to prepare children for later reading success.
To access an archived version of this Webinar, click here.
To download just the PowerPoint presention used during this Webinar, click here.
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