Constructing Understanding: Block Play and Early Literacy Development

Thursday, April 18, 2019
6:30 pm8:30 pm
Child Care Council of Dutchess and Putnam, Inc., 301 Manchester Road, Suite 201A, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Join us as we build together, write, and explore literacy and community in the block area. How does block play elicit young children's oral and written language? How can we support children's storytelling? How do children use writing in the block area? How can we respond to their creations? How can we see and document their learning?

Trainers: Elaine Myrianthopoulos, Pierson Lab Nursery School, DCC
Jacqueline Denu, Early Childhood Program, Hudson Valley Writing Project

The cost of this training is $20 for partners and $25 for non-partners.
OCFS topics covered include: child development. program development.

This workshop is appropriate for FDC, GFDC, DCC.