Training card for 3 hour training Sounds and Symbols

Print and Phonological Awareness | Emergent literacy training

Sounds and Symbols: Enrich Literacy by Developing Print and Phonological Awareness

Learning to read starts long before kindergarten and early childhood educators build the foundational skills for later literacy success!
Turn read-a-louds, play, and everyday routines into opportunities to build phonological awareness, concepts of print, and letter knowledge. 
In this self-paced video training, you’ll learn:
  1. Teach children how print actually works using a simple framework you can use during any read aloud, without interrupting the story.
  2. Understand why phonological awareness is so important (it is the number one predictor of reading and spelling success, afterall) and how to build this skill.
  3. Know how to teach letter sounds (not just letter names) using a clear, step-by-step approach

No extra prep. No complicated literacy lessons. Just simple strategies woven into what you’re already doing.
ResourceS

Includes a downloadable handbook with 65 early literacy activities you can do tomorrow

Inside this 53 page digital handbook you'll find:
  • Charts for what literacy skills to expect at specific age checkpoints
  • How to teach print awareness, phonological awareness, and alphabet knowledge skills with concrete examples and red-to-do activities
  • Ideas of what to say during read-a-louds and suggestions for books
  • Game suggestions you can play with your whole class or in small groups
Training outcomes

By the end of this 3 hour | 0.3 CEU training, participants will be able to:

  • Identify developmentally appropriate strategies to support early literacy skills with 3-5 year olds  
  • Identify activities and approaches that promote print knowledge, alphabet knowledge, and phonological awareness
  • Identify what print concepts children need to learn through guided practice before school age

See what early childhood educators are saying

“Liked the videos of teaching in action.

I learned a lot of new information about helping young learners to read. My children (who are 11 and 13) worked with sight words in pre-k and K to help them learn to read. It makes sense that they were merely learning to memorize vs actually learning to read with this method.” 
"I liked the way the training was presented and I learned more about how to teach reading instead of teaching just the alphabet.

I loved that it was easy to navigate and that the trainer shared lot of examples how to apply the learning in the classroom with students!” 
"I take many classes from this teacher. I love the way she presents.
I liked how the subject was analyzed considering different aspects including special needs, social economical backgrounds and multi-language exposure.”

Because reading starts long before children read

Leave Knowing Exactly What To Do
Scripts and examples of exactly what to say and do during read-a-louds so children learn how print works while staying engaged in the story.
No Extra Prep Required
25 phonological awareness activities for rhyming, syllables, alliteration and more you can use during transitions, play, and everyday classroom routines.
Know What To Teach and Why
Clear guidance on letter-sound relationships, which letters to introduce first, and simple ways to create print-rich environments that support literacy.

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Meet Your Trainer

Hi, I'm Kelly
A licensed Speech Language Pathologist, Early Intervention Specialist, Child Care Trainer, and Former Family Child Care Owner

I work alongside teachers every day caring for children with developmental delays, feeding challenges, speech and language disorders, and more.

I kept hearing the same thing: "Our trainings don't teach us this." So I created trainings that do! 

No fluff. Just practical strategies designed to fit naturally into everyday routines with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
Speech-language pathologist working on professional development resources for early childhood educators
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