Join REL West and the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) for an engaging and joyful webinar on how to support young children’s literacy development through culturally affirming, evidence-based instructional practices.
In this webinar, REL West and SCOE staff will co-present the Joyful Reading and Creative Expression for Young Children: Planning Guide and share stories of implementation at the county level.
Who Will Benefit
- Teachers
- School, district, and county office leaders
- Instructional coaches
- Family engagement coordinators
- Teacher educators
- Professional learning facilitators
What You Will Learn
During this webinar participants will learn:
- How to use the planning guide to plan interactive read alouds and creative expression activities using culturally affirming storybooks.
- How to bring more joy and creativity into literacy activities.
- Ways of promoting family literacy engagement.
If you are not able to attend the live webinar, the slides and materials will be provided via email directly after the session. A recording of the discussion will emailed to all registrants once it is available.
Speakers
- Dr. Pamela Spycher, Senior Research Associate at WestEd
- Sarah Neville-Morgan, Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education
- Dr. Julie Montali, Executive Director of Early Learning for the Sacramento County Office of Education
- Steven Hicks, Early Learning Coordinator in the Early Learning Department at the Sacramento County Office of Education