Early Literacy

Issued by Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE)

Upon completion of the workshop, the attendee will have awareness on the importance of creating a literate environment. Specific ideas and strategies to engage students in literacy, an ability to select text to support emergent literacy, and a plan for establishing literacy routines will be reviewed and practiced. Attendees will learn how to integrate literacy into the early childhood setting, and be more confident with their abilities in their current professions.

Type Validation
Level Foundational
Time Days
Cost Free

Additional Details

Skills

Earning Criteria

To successfully complete the workshop, attendees must score a 75% or better on the following: a fill-in-the-blank quiz used to measure identification of a literate environment; open-ended written questions to measure development of strategies and activities to support early literacy and establish literacy routines to reinforce reading and writing skills; and an identification assessment to measure selection of text to support emergent reading.
For more information on any of the Education micro credentials, please contact Dr. Stacie Garrett (sgarrett@cameron.edu). Workshops are offered at a minimum of once a year.
Earners will identify what is a literate environment; develop strategies and activities to support early literacy; select text to support emergent reading; establish literacy routines to reinforce reading and writing skills.
Earners will design meaningful reading strategies for diverse students by reflecting on the theoretical framework for effective instruction.
Earners will evaluate a range of reading assessments for the purpose of becoming familiar with various measures and for determining effective tools to implement in the literacy classroom.
Earners will explore and reflect on a wide range of genres within children's literature to assist the classroom teacher with meaningful resources that support the literacy environment.

Standards

International Literacy Association (ILA) Standards

The International Literacy Association (ILA) standards and information provides the content benchmarks forthis workshop. All reading and literacy programs that are accredited use these standards. The development ofthis workshop will reflect the ILA standards and expectations.

Marzano's Strategy for an Effective Teacher

Effective teaching standards will follow Marzano's Strategy for Effective Teacher. This model will be used todetermine the learning objectives and ultimately what makes an effective teacher.