Ten Strategies for Creating a Language Rich Environment for Infants and Toddlers—3 Hours (Wednesday, Aug 25th, 6:00 p.m.)
Ten Strategies for Creating a Language Rich Environment for Infants and Toddlers: Early language acquisition is instinctive and for most children tends to happen quite naturally. But how early childhood educators respond to children’s attempts to communicate can have an impact—accelerating or decelerating their language development. Through this class, participants will learn ten strategies for creating a language-rich environment for infants and toddlers. This is a competent level training — prerequisite knowledge: Experience working with infants and toddlers.
Learning Outcomes
1. Review the typical stages of language development
2. Identify signs of language delays.
3. Identify strategies for helping infants and toddlers expand their language.
Core Of Knowledge (COK) Hours: 3 (Curriculum)