ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ChildCare Education Institute® (CCEI), an online parenting training provider dedicated to the early care and education workforce, is proud to introduce . LIT103: Get the most out of reading aloud To the online childcare training course catalog

There are many theories about effective ways to improve literacy and reading comprehension, and we are learning more through daily research and practice. is that not all children come to kindergarten with the same skills, experiences, or background knowledge. Early childhood educators have the opportunity to create a rich language environment and level the playing field for all children.

Technically, whenever a parent reads a story to their children, a storytelling takes place. However, in the early learning environment (age 8 at birth), the term reading includes more than just reading aloud the words on the pages of a book. Storytelling and accompanying activities and conversations should be at the heart of the program’s early literacy approach.

In early childhood education, story-telling strategies are used to promote basic literacy skills long before children learn to decipher the written language. A high-quality reading process includes pre-reading, during-reading, and post-reading strategies that facilitate comprehension and interpretation. Effective storytelling activities help children engage with texts, build literary language and background knowledge, and make meaningful connections with content. Along the way, quality reading strategies promote oral communication skills and an appreciation for learning and exploring all that books have to offer.

In early childhood, it is important to pay attention to the characteristics of a fluent reader, not just which letters make which sounds. With that in mind, storytelling provides a developmentally appropriate opportunity to promote basic literacy skills. From early childhood to the lower grades of elementary school, children benefit from reading. In fact, many experts believe that students should continue to “share reading” throughout middle school and high school.

Reading to children is a daily occurrence in early childhood settings. This course outlines the preparations and skills necessary to make reading aloud engaging and promote critical early literacy. This course covers the process of conducting effective and meaningful storytelling. This helps children develop basic literacy skills that they will use throughout their lives.

CCEI President Maria C. Taylor said: “Reading can also build a sense of community in the classroom. Above all, reading is a fun experience.”

LIT103: Get the most out of reading aloud is a 2-hour intermediate-level course with 0.2 IACET CEU upon completion. His current CCEI users with an active, unlimited annual subscription can enroll in professional development courses at no additional cost by logging into their CCEI accounts. Non-subscription users can purchase parenting training courses as block hours through CCEI’s online enrollment.

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• ChildCare Education Institute’s new course to make the most of storytelling

• ChildCare Education Institute’s new course to make the most of storytelling