Everyday Conversations for Connection Creativity and Competence (Little Sunshine)
Admission
- Free
Location
4220 State Hwy K
O Fallon, MO 63368
United States of America
Summary
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
MOPD Registration Link: https://mopds.org/register.aspx?evid=198542
Presented By: Christina Davis
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)