Early Learning Webinars

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Keri Travis

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Creating and Managing a Literacy-Rich Environment

Keri Travis

June 8, 2017

Duration: 60 Minutes

Research shows that children's early language and literacy skills are strongly linked to their later reading performance and overall school achievement. This webinar will focus on targeting key early literacy skills by establishing a print-rich environment, and providing meaningful literacy experiences throughout the day.

Dr. Julie Washington

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Creating a Culture of Literacy: Immersing High-Poverty Children in Literacy Throughout the Day

Dr. Julie Washington

May 11, 2017

Duration: 60 Minutes

In this webinar, Dr. Julie A. Washington, Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Georgia State University, will discuss the importance of, and strategies for, developing a culture of literacy in the classroom with young children growing up in poverty, with a particular focus on children from high-poverty, low-literacy households.

Dr. Anne Cunningham

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Nurturing Young Readers: Why and How

Dr. Anne E. Cunningham

April 12, 2017

Duration: 60 Minutes

In this webinar, Dr. Anne E. Cunningham, Professor, Cognition and Development, UC Berkeley, provides the rationale for our language development practices that will nurture and lead to avid readers.

Francie Alexander

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Books Matter: Getting Children to Love Reading

Francie Alexander, Chief Academic Officer

March 2, 2017

Duration: 60 Minutes

In this webinar, Francie Alexander, Chief Academic Officer at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, will focus on choosing and using books to engage all children, including reluctant readers.

Keri Travis

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Developing Math Concepts

Keri Travis

December 1, 2016

Duration: 60 Minutes

Research shows that math learning plays a powerful role in preparing children to be successful lifelong learners. This webinar will focus on how we can foster children’s mathematical development in preschool, and set them on the path to future school success.

Dr. Julie Washington

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Language Development in Young Children

Dr. Julie Washington

October 20, 2016

Duration: 60 Minutes

The years between birth and age five are the most critical years for development of foundational language skills. Children go from babbling in the first year of life to use of adult-like syntax by the time they graduate from preschool. The focus of this webinar will be the development of language in children from 3-5 years old—the early academic years.

Dr. Anne E. Cunningham

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Starting Small: Milestones and Activities to Support Young Children’s Writing Development

Dr. Anne E. Cunningham

August 25, 2016

Duration: 60 Minutes

In this webinar, Dr. Anne E. Cunningham, Professor of Cognition and Development, University of California, Berkeley, will discuss how children’s writing unfolds, as well as activities to foster their interest and engagement in writing and communicating with others.

Francie Alexander

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Word by Word: Building the Vocabulary Children Need to Be Successful in School and in Life

Francie Alexander

May 12, 2016

Duration: 60 Minutes

In this webinar, Francie Alexander, Chief Academic Officer at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, will share research-based strategies on closing the word gap and on providing children with the vocabulary they need to succeed in school and in life.

Ernesto Rodriguez

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PreK Has Always Been a STEAM Environment

Ernesto Rodriguez

April 25, 2016

Duration: 60 Minutes

In this webinar, Ernesto Rodriguez, National Early Literacy Specialist, will discuss the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math (STEAM), and share best practices for integrating STEAM into your PreK classrooms.

Dr. Anne E. Cunningham

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Fueling the Next Generation of Opportunity for Young Children's Love of and Engagement in Reading

Dr. Anne E. Cunningham

March 3, 2016

Duration: 60 Minutes

Dr. Anne E. Cunningham, Professor, Cognition and Development, University of California, Berkeley, and lead author of Big Day for PreK™, sees opportunities for the next generation of readers everywhere she looks: at the grocery store, driving around town, hiking a coastal trail, waiting for the bus, and of course, on a cozy couch. In this webinar, Dr. Cunningham will share the rationale for and the cognitive consequences of fostering rich language experiences and reading every day with and to children.

Early Learning

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Putting STEAM into Early Literacy Programs

Lee Scott

January 20, 2016

Duration: 60 Minutes

Join Lee Scott as she presents a supportive approach to integrating STEAM skill development to early literacy programs. This presentation will cover how to better support early learning and what STEAM can do to heighten student literacy and comprehension. Also, learn to implement new approaches to guiding students in early literacy education.

Big Day for PreK™ is a trademark of Houghton Miffin Harcourt.