Make Words Sparkle for Preschoolers: Bringing Vocabulary to Life During Book Reading and Daily Interactions (for non-Hanen members)
This e-Seminar addresses the important role that SLPs and Early Childhood Education Consultants/Trainers can play in building children’s vocabulary during therapy sessions as well as during consultations with parents and early childhood educators.
With a focus on making vocabulary instruction a natural part of shared book reading and everyday conversations with children, this e-Seminar provides research-based strategies that foster vocabulary learning in children who have a basic vocabulary and speak in sentences. With the help of videotaped, real-life examples, you’ll learn: how to select target words, how to highlight new words and convey the meaning of new words through visual cues and how to provide children with opportunities to use and hear new words in a variety of everyday contexts. This e-Seminar also discusses the use of repeated book reading as an important contributor to vocabulary knowledge.
Course Objectives
After completing this 2 hour live e-Seminar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the connection between vocabulary knowledge and literacy
- Select the “right” books to foster vocabulary learning during book reading
- “Step up” the level of vocabulary with the introduction of less familiar and less frequently occurring sophisticated or precise words that are connected to literacy success
- Apply the vocabulary-building strategy “Shoot for the SSTaRS” in book reading as well as in meaningful conversations during everyday classroom activities, as well as during speech therapy sessions
- Share strategies for building vocabulary with parents and early childhood educators
Earn 2 Introductory Level Professional Development Hours!
Please note: This e-Seminar is open to speech-language pathologists/therapists and early childhood education consultants/trainers who work in early childhood settings.
Participation in this Hanen Live e-Seminar is restricted to Speech-Language Pathologists/Therapists who hold a Masters Degree (from US/Canada) or Bachelors Degree (from UK/Australia/New Zealand) or other international equivalent, in Speech-Language Pathology, and early childhood education consultants/trainers who work in early childhood settings.
If you are a speech-language pathology student or a parent, this e-Seminar will not meet your learning needs.
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