Care to Read

Care to Read is a Reading is Fundamental early literacy program that supports children’s emergent literacy skills through training and resources for childcare staff in center- and home-based childcare programs.

Target Audience(s):

Early care and education teachers and directors

Objectives:

Participants will:

• Increase their ability to create an environment that encourages young children to explore and make discoveries about language and literacy,
• Increase knowledge in arranging and outfitting a classroom or home that invites children to listen, talk, read, and write,
• Learn techniques for engaging children in conversation and encouraging them to build oral language skills,
• Learn strategies for reading aloud with children,
• Increase knowledge in practices for encouraging children’s scribbling, drawing, painting, and writing efforts, and
• Be able to apply lessons from workshops to incorporate language and literacy throughout the curriculum.

Total Number of Modules or Sessions: 6

Total Number of Hours for Program Delivery: 15

Program Delivery:

• Educational Class
• Demonstrations
• Workshop
• Technical Assistance
• Group Discussion
• One-on-One Intervention
• Public Service Announcement
• Print or Popular Articles

Primary Contact:

Dr. Louise E. Davis, led3@msstate.edu