Florida's Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program
Emergent Literacy for VPK Instructors
Introduction to Emergent Literacy
Introduction
Training Overview
Emergent Literacy Overview
Language
Emergent Reading
Emergent Writing
The Environment
Go to Assessment
Introduction to Emergent Literacy


Key Components of the Training Format

This training is organized into five units: Introduction, Language and Communication, Emergent Reading, Emergent Writing, and Environment.

Each unit, beginning with Language and Communication includes the same format. You will begin each unit with an Introduction, Objectives, and Questions to Think About as you read through the text. Along the way, there will also be Checking your Understanding activities to make sure that you understand the information.

As you proceed through the units the main topics will be coded with an icon to maintain continuity and familiarity with the process.

Key Components
  KEY COMPONENTS – This section provides background knowledge and research on the subject that is being introduced. It also includes reference to the standards that apply to the information.
     
Ket Instructional Strategies
  KEY INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES – This section will provide instructional strategies that will help you when implementing the course information in your classroom.
     
Pulling it all together
  PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER – This section will direct you to the video where you will see Florida’s VPK instructors doing a lesson to demonstrate various instructional practices. You will be guided by Dr. Lynda Hayes who will comment on the video before you view the lesson and then she will conclude the videos with additional information. You will then be directed to complete the Activity for the unit.
     
Activity
  ACTIVITY – The activities were created to provide you with a way to practice what you have learned. Some of them ask you to use books and activities that you have used with children and make notes about how you can use this material to apply some of the strategies you learned in the units.

At the end of each unit there will be a Reflecting section in which you will revisit the questions that began the unit and make some notes about what you learned. Finally, the Moving On section will sum up and focus your learning for the next unit.

When you have finished the course, there will be information to direct you on the procedure for taking the course assessment. Upon successful completion of this assessment, you will receive a certificate, which verifies your completion of this course for 5 hours of inservice credit. The Department of Education (DOE) is in the process of confirming the availability of Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) to be awarded for those who complete this 5-hour VPK Emergent Literacy course, successfully complete the end of the course assessment for inservice credit, AND, successfully complete the High-Stakes Assessment (required for CEUs). The high stakes assessment will be available at the Department of Children and Families (DCF) testing centers throughout the state in 2006. If you are interested in completing the requirements for CEUs, please contact the DOE Office of Early Learning at:

http://www.fldoe.org/earlylearning/

This course is available online at http://www.flvpkonline.org/emergentliteracy or by accessing the Independent Instructional Manual and accompanying DVD available through the Florida Department of Education and VPK Regional Facilitators.

 

 
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