• Approved by the Center for Child Care Career Development in the area of Growth and Development 2.5 Credit Hours.

• Workshops can be held at your facility or you may come to our clinic. Saturday workshops available from 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.

The major components of reading instruction are phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading, fluency, and reading comprehension.

68% of 4th grade students in the U.S. are reading below the proficient level.

80% of the students with learning disabilities also have reading difficulties.

Studies show that children who listen to rhyming stories are more skilled in discrimination “same vs. different” sounding words.

Teachers and parents can encourage early literacy skills by:

• Reading and discussing stories with children.
• Talking about the alphabet and the sound each letter makes.