Even the youngest students can develop early writing skills. This course explores the theory and practice of writing instruction and covers practical strategies to support students' writing development including modeled writing, shared writing, interactive writing, and independent writing. You'll practice to improve your own teaching and assessment of students' writing products.

Blending both theoretical and practical information about oral language development for students PreK 3, this course will introduce you to proven ways to assess students' oral language skills and will give you the opportunity to practice strategies for teaching vocabulary to young students. The course also covers tactics for differentiating instruction to meet the needs of diverse students.

This course focuses on preparing preschoolers for success by developing their early literacy skills. Using recent early literacy research from Susan B. Neuman and Kathleen Roskos, you'll learn to plan meaningful early literacy-learning experiences that build on preschoolers' prior knowledge, expand their vocabulary, and strengthen oral language development.

"Raising Readers: Ready to Read and Write with Digital Media" demonstrates how preschool teachers and care givers can use digital media - specifically PBS programming and online resources-as a teaching tool to help young children develop essential early literacy and reading skills.

"Read with Me: Developing Early Literacy with Children" is designed for preschool teachers and caregivers who want to have fun reading, singing, and sharing stories with children.