Online Course - Early Literacy and Book -taught by Saroj Ghoting

Minnesota Department of Education sent this bulletin at 12/20/2011 09:26 AM CST

From the Virgina State Library:

Saroj Ghoting will present a four-week online course beginning January 23, 2012 titled Early Literacy and Books: Making the Connection. 

This four week online course Expands on the critical dimensions of language and literacy addressed in the second edition of Every Child Ready to Read to include more research as well as the developmental progression in oral language and the five early literacy components: vocabulary, phonological awareness, background knowledge, print awareness, and letter knowledge. In this class you will be learning to recognize what these early literacy components look like for each age-level of child, infants, toddlers, two and three year olds, and four and five year olds, and ways to support the components as you share books. A separate class, Early Literacy Enhanced Storytimes, will address incorporating early literacy information for parents in the storytime setting as well as the five practices also addressed in the second edition of ECRR, singing, talking, reading, writing, and playing. Early Literacy and Books is a prerequisite for that class

As a prerequisite is the Introduction to Moodle.  An free online course. Introduction to Moodle will be offered beginning January 9 and must be completed by January 27.  When you sign up for this course you will automatically be signed up for the Introduction to Moodle.     

Required reading "Ages and Stages" by Karen Miller will be provided.
Participants will also be required to read "Bunny Fun" by Sarah Week

Course is space is limited and you are not signed up until payment has been received.  Cost is $25.00 payable to Library of Virginia

Please note that the course will be repeated in February

To Register go to

http://www.vpl.lib.va.us/

on the left side of the page click on "calendar of events"

CHANGE THE YEAR TO 2012 by clicking on "next year" at the top of the page

CHANGE THE MONTH TO January by clicking on the month at the top of the page

 Enter information. 

 Most questions about the course format may be found at http://www.vpl.lib.va.us/ce-training/moodle.html

 Enid Costley
Children's and Youth Services Consultant
Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219

enid.costley@lva.virginia.gov