Course | Alphabetic Principles, Dyslexia, and Phonemic Awareness in Early Childhood Education

Price

The price listed is for an annual subscription.

Facilitator

Angie Neal
MS CCC-SLP
Angie Neal is a Speech-Language Pathologist from Greenville, South Carolina. She has worked in outpatient pediatrics and school settings, but her passion is helping students succeed in an academic setting. Mrs. Neal frequently presents across the United States and uses her animated presentation style to share practical strategies that can be quickly and easily implemented.

Learn how early childhood educators can use phonological awareness and the Alphabetic Principle to identify reading difficulties, including dyslexia, and use unique strategies for teaching MORE than just the 26 letters!

Learning Outcomes

• After this course, participants will be able to explain how and why phonological awareness is critical in early childhood instruction.
• After this course, participants will be able to list a minimum of 3-5 techniques or strategies for teaching the alphabetic principle.
• After this course, participants will be able to state key characteristics of dyslexia as it relates to early childhood and instruction.

Agenda

0-5 Minutes Introduction
5-15 Minutes The alphabetic principle (perspective and background)
15-20 Minutes Which came first; sounds or letters?
20-25 Minutes What happens if we only teach the 26 letters of the alphabet?
25-30 Minutes The connection between phonological awareness and the alphabetic principle
30-40 Minutes Connecting sounds with letters/letter combinations
40-45 Minutes Impact on non-native English speakers
45-60 Minutes Instructional ideas, implications, and activities
60-65 Minutes Introduction
65-80 Minutes Defining dyslexia and the critical characteristics for early childhood
80-90 Minutes Phonological awareness: Why it is so important, how it fits with dyslexia and what the evidence tells us
90-95 Minutes The biggest myth of dyslexia
95-100 Minutes Why knowledge about dyslexia is important for early childhood educators
100-115 Minutes Activities
115-120 Minutes Never, Evers and Closing

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Accreditation

International Association for Continuing Education and Training
Continued, LLC, is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). Continued complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, Continued is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. Continued, LLC, is authorized by IACET to offer 0.20 CEUs for this program.

Unit

CEUs/Hours Offered: AK/2.0; AL/2.0; AR PDR/2.0; AZ Registry/2.0; CA Registry/2.0; CO/2.0; CT/2.0; DC PDIS/2.0 Learning Environments; DE/2.0; FL/2.0; GaPDS-ASO/2.0; HI/2.0; IA Registry/2.0; IACET/0.2; ID Stars/2.0; IL Gateways/2.0 B345755; IN/2.0; KS/2.0; KY ECE-TRIS/2.0; MA/2.0; ME/2.0; MI Registry/2.0; MN Develop/2.0; MSDE/2.0 CKO-157185, Curriculum; NC DCDEE/2.0; NE/2.0; NH/2.0; NJCCIS/2.0; NV Registry/2.0; NY/2.0; OH/2.0; OK Registry/2.0; OR/2.0; PA Keys/2.0; SD/2.0; TX/2.0; UT/2.0; VA/2.0; VT NLCCV/2.0; WA STARS/2.0; WI Registry/2.0; WY Stars/2.0

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