Building a Dictionary: Expanding Preschoolers’ Vocabularies

Instructor: Kelsie Porter

Nevada Registry Approved: 2.0 Hours

CKA: Environment & Curriculum

Applicable NV Pre-K Standards and ECERS items will be discussed. We will go over why it’s important to build vocabulary in ECE settings through information on child development and the word gap study. We will also go over strategies for using words and practice them throughout.

Training Objectives:

1 . By the end of this session, learners will describe the importance of building preschoolers’ vocabularies.

2 .By the end of this session, learners will list three ways to incorporate words into their practice.

3 .By the end of this session, learners will demonstrate a strategy to use in their practice.

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