Everyday Conversations for Connection Creativity and Competence

08/17/2024 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM CT

Admission

  • Free

Location

Urban Sprouts
6757 Olive Bld
Saint Louis, MO 63130
United States of America

Summary

*Public In-Person Training*
This training will highlight the importance of receptive and expressive language, engaging children in meaningful conversations, learning how language supports connections with others, and engaging children in creative thinking and problem solving while supporting the feeling of competence.

Description

Presented By: Adrienne Humphries

Location: Urban Sprouts 6757 Olive Blvd. University City, MO 

Objectives:

Recognize opportunities to engage in conversations with children throughout the day

Ensure children have something to talk about

Ensure materials in learning centers support language development

Content Areas

1b: Understand and value each child as an individual with unique developmental variations, experiences, strengths, interests, abilities, challenges, approaches to learning, and with the capacity to make choices. (0.75 Hours)
1c: Understand the ways that child development and the learning process occur in multiple contexts, including family, culture, language, community, and early learning setting, as well as in a larger societal context that includes structural inequities. (0.75 Hours)


CDA Content Areas

Growth and Development (1.5 Hours)