2007 QUALITY ENHANCEMENT WORKSHOP SERIES

Theme for November - December: LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

This month's topic: EARLY LITERACY

Learning to read and write is critical to a child's success in school and later in life. There are many building blocks to learning to read, and you can begin building them at birth. Talking and listening to children and using books as part of an everyday routine can help all children build skills to become better readers. Learn how you can help children develop print awareness, alphabetic awareness, and phonological awareness on the road to being successful readers and writers. 

 

Tuesday,   December  11, 2007      6:30 –   8:00 pm        Roanoke Higher Education Center
Saturday, December  15, 2007       9:00 – 10:30 am        Roanoke Higher Education Center

Participants are asked to select one of the following breakout groups:

Infants and Toddlers*               Jennifer Bradshaw
(Birth to 2 years old)                Education Coordinator – TAP Head Start

Mixed Age Groups*                  Kim Gregory
(Birth to 5 years old)                Early Childhood Dept. Head, VWCC

Pre-school Age*                       Heather Neal, Family Literacy Specialist – Blue Ridge PBS   
(3-5 years old)                      Kris Myers, Parent Coach

          To give you the best training experience, class sizes will be limited to 30 people each.

Please RSVP to reserve your space by  NOON on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007. Registration is on a first come first served basis. Walk-ins will be accommodated only as space and materials allow. Please register to reserve your space.

When registering, please let us know…

• The name of the child care program, names of those who are attending and break-out session you will be joining
• Number and ages of children for child care

REGISTRATION CONTACT: Leave message with Child Care Link at t 985-0131 ext. 301 or                                      email:donnaf@councilofcommunityservices.org

** Please note that photos and video footage will be taken at the workshops for documentation and future training purposes. Your registration and attendance at the workshops indicates that you agree to release these photos and videos of yourself. If you do not wish to be part of the footage or documentation, please contact  angela@uwrv.org or call 777-4211.                                            
                                                Support Provided by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation