Foundations of Early Literacy: Alphabetics, Grades Prek - 2

This course on early literacy will provide educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively teach literacy to young children, especially students with dyslexia, other reading difficulties, and multilingual learners. Educators learn evidence-based practices to scaffold students' development of letter knowledge, phonological awareness, phonics, and word analysis.

The course provides strategies for providing high-quality literacy instruction, emphasizing equity, and ensuring that all children have the opportunity to develop strong literacy skills. Educators learn techniques for planning, critiquing, and teaching systematic and explicit early literacy lessons.

Throughout the course, educators will reflect on their teaching practices and develop a plan for implementing effective early literacy instruction in their classrooms. The goal of the course is to empower educators to become confident and competent early literacy teachers prepared to grow successful young readers and writers.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: TKL courses receive letter grades. 

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Course Location:  www.teachnkidslearn.com

HOW TO ACCESS YOUR COURSE MATERIALS: 

Within 1-2 business days of your Ashland registration, you will receive an email from your course content provider, Teach & Kids Learn, containing instructions on how to access your course materials. A note, their emails are sometimes forwarded to junk or spam folders. 

You will be working with TKL, through their Learning Management System, to complete the course, after which, your instructor will record your grade on your AU transcript. We will notify you by email once this is done, with instructions on how to view and order transcripts. 

Ashland Professional Development: pds@ashland.edu