Current Course Schedule

Supporting Emergent Literacy in the Classroom (Ages 3-5 Years)

This course will review the progression of literacy development for monolingual and multilingual learners. We will discuss how to plan developmentally appropriate literacy instruction, aligned with PreK for All standards and Creative Curriculum, for center-based, large, and small group instruction. We will explore methods of supporting children’s emerging phonemic, phonological, and print awareness as well as opportunities to incorporate oral language as the precursor for successful literacy. We will explore activities that provide opportunities for all children to be successful, including differentiating instruction for migrant youth. We will review markers for inconsistent literacy learning and strategies for intervention. You will have an opportunity to work together to develop lessons and infuse your classroom with literacy activities that can be implemented right away.  This course fulfills 10 hours of CTLE hours in Language Acquisition.

Term(s) offered: Summer
Format: online
  • Course Number
    TEED630N
  • Focus On
    Ages 3 - 5 Years
  • Category
    Credit-bearing Courses, Early Childhood, Online
  • Registration Options and Cost
    $425 11.9 CTLE or 1.2 CEU
    $1,924 1.0 Credits

Sections

Fall 2025

  • Section 1:
    Date(s)
    November 10, 12, 17 and 19 | Online*
    Day and Time
    Mondays and Wednesdays, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM ET
    Registration Deadline
    Nov 3, 2025
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    • Tal Berkovitch
      Tal Berkovitch
"I found a lot of the “assessment” strategies very helpful and I also learned a lot about how to further develop comprehension skills."

"This course was so SO informative, I didn't want it to end. The course readings and instruction were so interesting and applicable. Our group discussion really expanded my knowledge of how to support literacy in the classroom. Through Tali's instruction and group discussions I came away with so many ideas/skills to implement in my pre k classroom this upcoming school year."

I took away "How to apply dialogic related prompts and questions to support, extend, and assess the cognitive understanding and thinking of a child. Also intentionally choosing books based on dialogic planning to use with children depending on where they are at in their reading development."