10 Reasons to Choose Quality Early Learning and Child Care

Expert knowledge Early childhood educators are experts in child development and are trained to create inspiring learning environments!
Intentionality Early childhood educators provide your child the gift of time and attention. They will stop and explore the new flowers or jump in the mud puddles with your child.
Young at heart Early childhood educators know how to have fun! They’re not afraid to be silly and laugh with your child; all while nurturing your child’s creativity and helping to build their self-confidence.
Setting limits Every child needs reasonable boundaries, such as no playing ball inside. Early childhood educators set limits and support families in doing the same.
Love of literacy Early childhood educators read and tell stories, sing songs, and do puppet shows to inspire a love of language and to build early literacy skills.
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Confidence boost Early childhood educators provide safe opportunities for your child to be independent and to become confident in their personality and decision making skills.
Inspired learning Early childhood educators ask open-ended questions to inspire creative thought and curiosity, to encourage children to explore, and to make learning fun.
Life skills Early childhood educators use their expertise to develop programs that use play as a tool for teaching math, literacy, science and essential life skills that last for life!
Making friends Early childhood educators are educated to appropriately support children to gain social skills, which are so important in making friends and developing positive relationships!
Helping hand Everyone gets stumped by parenting from time to time - juggling schedules, demands, and behaviours. When it gets tough and you need someone to talk to, reach out to your child’s early childhood educator!
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Event: 2017 ECDA Spring Conference

Workshop 5 (PM): "Literacy of Discovery" with Jennifer Bartlett-Bitar and Susan MacDonald


1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Building 48 | Room 107

Workshop Description
This interactive session will look at the exploration and discovery of science, using conversation and books.  The importance of conversations, the specific vocabulary you use, and how to incorporate books into the learning experiences will be highlighted.  Participants will be provided with strategies to promote children’s thinking and learning in discovering and understanding the world around them.  We will be demonstrating various techniques with our non-fiction books.  We encourage participants to bring their favorite science and non-fiction books to this session for group practice and sharing.  Participants may recognize information from the Hanen LLLI and ABC and Beyond programs within this session. 

Facilitator Bio: Jennifer Bartlett-Bitar and Susan MacDonald (PE)
Jennifer Bartlett-Bitar and Susan MacDonald are Speech Language Pathologists with Health PEI, who have each been practicing for over 20 years.  They have enjoyed their experiences working with families, allied health professionals, and educators, to improve the communication health of children.  Jennifer and Susan are certified as facilitators for the Hanen Programs: Learning Language and Loving It, Teacher Talk, and ABC and Beyond.  Since April, 2013, Susan and Jennifer have partnered with the ECDA and Holland College to offer these Hanen Programs. They recognize the importance of educator's roles in promoting children's interaction, language, and literacy skills as well as their role supporting families in their children's development.   

Date & Time

May 5, 2017
1:00 PM

Location

Slemon Park Hotel & Conference Centre

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2017 ECDA Spring Conference
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This event has been approved by the Early Learning and Child Care Board for 5.00 professional development training hours.
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