Just Talk to Me!! Increasing Language Development within the Early Childhood Environment

This is a Face-2-Face Training

Clearview Location

Presented by Zoe Turner

Training Dates: The following dates are Wednesday's:

April 5, 2023 AND April 19, 2023

Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location: Early Learning Coalition, Clearview Location, 3815 43rd Street North, Building 8, St. Petersburg, FL 33714

Registration Closes: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 12:00pm

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Target Audience – Infant/Toddler and Preschool teachers

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Florida Standards and Key Competencies for Early Childhood Educators

Area 2 – Child Development and Learning In Context

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Florida Standards and Key Competencies for Directors and Administrators of Early Childhood and Afterschool Program

Area 1 - Organizational Administration and Programming

Area 2 - Fiscal and Legal

Area 3 - Personnel Management

Area 4 - Health, Safety, and Nutrition

Area 5 - Family and Community Relations

Area 6 - Professional Development and Leadership

Area 7 - Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator

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Training Description

This training will serve professionals in the early childhood education classrooms by increasing their awareness of the importance of infusing language in all routines throughout the day. This training will assist with the understanding of the different communication milestones of infants, toddlers, and twos and those in the pre-k environments. We will take a journey through the different age levels and what communication looks like at these stages and then we will continue this journey by applying principles learned into their classrooms. We will take a look at how language is impacted when children are faced with challenges due to behaviors or have delayed developmental needs.

Learning outcomes

• Participants will learn the importance of the different communication milestones of infants, toddlers, and two year olds and how to identify the milestones.

• Participants will learn several “Talking Tips” to use with their infants and toddlers during daily routine within the classroom environment in order to increase communication and language development.

• Participants will learn how to identify and assist those in their classrooms with language difficulties and will learn strategies to use as well as make and take items to take with them back to their classrooms.

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Assessment Strategies

A variety of assessment strategies will be conducted throughout and after completion of the training to ensure the knowledge and skills are obtained. Some assessment strategies include:

• Pre-post assessment

• Training poll

• Small group discussion/presentation

• Call and response

• Question/answer posts

• Completed Implementation Plan with successful documents submitted (if applicable)

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Training Expectations

1. Conduct yourself in a professional way:

• Dress appropriately

2. Be present:

• Attend the entire training start to finish

3. Participate throughout the trainings:

• Speak during large group discussions

• Interact during breakout sessions

• Respond to verbal call outs

4. Complete all required documents:

• Implementation plan - if applicable

• Pre/post-assessment - if applicable

• Post-assessment will be emailed after verification of attendance and participation

If a post-assessment is not submitted and completed in its entirety this will affect applicable stipends, receipt of a certificate of completion (in-service hours) or CEU certificate.

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Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas, Inc. policies

• No one will be admitted to the training 10 minutes after the training start time.

• Children will not be permitted at the training location.

• CEU’s cannot be requested/purchased at the sign-in table on the day/night of training.

• If a participant leaves the training session prior to the end of the training, certificate of completion or CEU credit will not be awarded

• Stipends or materials offered will only be available for School Readiness/VPK contracted sites.

• If a stipend is offered, you must attend all classes to qualify for the stipend.

• Stipends (if applicable) can take up to eight (8) weeks after the completion of training before payment is made to participants.

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In-Service Training Hours – 5 hours

Certificate of completion (in-service hours) will only be awarded if the following items are completed by the participant:

• Attended scheduled training dates

• Meeting all Training Expectations for the scheduled training dates (see above)

• Submission of the post assessment sent after the training

• Achieving an 60% or higher on the post assessment

If these items are not met, participants may be offered a certificate of attendance with no in-service hours.

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Continuing Education Units (CEUs) – 0.5 Unit is equivalent to 5 continuing education hours

ELC is authorized by IACET to offer CEUs for this training.

Participants can ONLY request CEU's during on-line registration.

CEU certificates will only be awarded if the following items are completed by the participant:

• Attended ALL scheduled training dates

• Meeting all training expectations (see above)

• Submission of the post assessment sent after the training

• Achieving an 80% or higher on the post assessment

If these items are not met, participants may be offered a certificate of completion (in-service hours) or certificate of attendance (no in-service hours).

CEU’s or formal education (college courses) are required to renew a Florida Staff Credential. This includes credentials earned through the Apprenticeship Program at Pinellas Technical College. Please note that the Apprenticeship program offers a Florida Staff Credential and not a CDA.

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Questions about registration?

If you have make a registration mistake please DO NOT register twice. Contact Sharon Dennany, sdennany@elcpinellas.org or 727-400-4431. She may be able to correct your registration.