Pre-Literacy in the Early Years – Online Course

Code: OCey
Year Level: Early Years
$119.00 (inc. $10.82 GST)

 

What to teach? When to screen? How to cater for the range in ability?

This course will provide you with the structure and tools to improve the literacy outcomes of your early years students.


Recommended for – staff working within Kindergarten (WA, QLD, SA, TAS) and Pre-school (ACT, NT, NSW, VIC)
Course presenter – Diana Rigg BA(Ed), BEd, CPP(UK), MEd, MSc(SpPath)
Course length – 3 hours viewing plus quiz
Access to course – 90 days
Certificate – Awarded upon completion
Supporting materials – Referenced material available for download

 

Course Description

The EARLY YEARS are a period of significant potential learning. It is essential that balanced within an early childhood framework key skills (for later literacy and learning) are developed. The explicit instruction of phonological awareness, alphabet sounds and oral language is imperative. Within this course ‘age-appropriate’ (i.e. fun, engaging but rich and clear) learning experiences will be demonstrated with PLD programs and also with general resources.

How much explicit instruction is required? Three or four three minute explicit instruction sessions each day, in addition to short one-minute progress checks.

PLD supports play, socialisation, inquiry, activities, child-centred approaches and some direct development of key skills that set up young children for success within the education system. Read More.

 

Single User Access

If you would like to purchase a single licence, please register here and gain immediate access. Individual licences can only be purchased with a credit card via the link above.

 

Multi-User Discounts Available

If you purchase more than one online course licence at one time you now receive a scaled discount.

For user licensing beyond these 4 options, please contact us to mail@pld-literacy.org for a quote specific to your needs. Support information on our multi-user licences is available here.

 

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