Course Information
| Session |
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Creating Inclusive Storytime Programs
$250.00
Dates: June 2 - June 29Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
In this class, you will learn how to create both high-energy and low-energy storytimes to meet the sensory, social-emotional, physical, and cognitive needs of children who have special needs. Class content will include strategies for reaching out to families who may struggle with attending traditional storytime programs, as well as best practices for promoting Sensory Storytimes in a socially and culturally sensitive way.
Children develop at different rates and have different strengths, needs, and abilities. Sensory Storytimes, which intentionally meet the diverse social-emotional, physical, and cognitive needs of children, include changes to the environment and schedule to best serve children who may have difficulties attending large group storytime programs for a variety of reasons. In this class, you will learn how to create both high-energy and low-energy storytimes to meet the sensory, social-emotional, physical, and cognitive needs of children who have special needs. Class content will include strategies for reaching out to families who may struggle with attending traditional storytime programs, as well as best practices for promoting Sensory Storytimes in a socially and culturally sensitive way.
After taking this class, successful participants will be able to:
- Explain the difference between a high-energy Sensory Storytime and a low-energy Sensory Storytime
- Identify specific changes in the environment that are needed to meet the needs of children need a high-energy and low-energy environment
- Plan activities and experiences that meet a wide range of diverse needs that are characteristic of children who have difficulty attending traditional storytime programs
- Advocate for and promote Sensory Storytime programs effectively
Expectations: This class is four weeks of content. There WILL be homework during the fourth week which will be due by the end of the fifth week. Although there are individual differences, you may expect each week to take 3 – 4 hours of work which includes the readings, watching the presentations, participating in forums, and submitting assignments.
This course is part of our Certificate in Early Childhood Literacy, but can be taken as a stand-alone course as well.
Course Description
Children develop at different rates and have different strengths, needs, and abilities. Sensory Storytimes, which intentionally meet the diverse social-emotional, physical, and cognitive needs of children, include changes to the environment and schedule to best serve children who may have difficulties attending large group storytime programs for a variety of reasons. In this class, you will learn how to create both high-energy and low-energy storytimes to meet the sensory, social-emotional, physical, and cognitive needs of children who have special needs. Class content will include strategies for reaching out to families who may struggle with attending traditional storytime programs, as well as best practices for promoting Sensory Storytimes in a socially and culturally sensitive way.
After taking this class, successful participants will be able to:
- Explain the difference between a high-energy Sensory Storytime and a low-energy Sensory Storytime
- Identify specific changes in the environment that are needed to meet the needs of children need a high-energy and low-energy environment
- Plan activities and experiences that meet a wide range of diverse needs that are characteristic of children who have difficulty attending traditional storytime programs
- Advocate for and promote Sensory Storytime programs effectively
Expectations: This class is four weeks of content. There WILL be homework during the fourth week which will be due by the end of the fifth week. Although there are individual differences, you may expect each week to take 3 – 4 hours of work which includes the readings, watching the presentations, participating in forums, and submitting assignments.
This course is part of our Certificate in Early Childhood Literacy, but can be taken as a stand-alone course as well.
Betsy Diamant-Cohen
Betsy Diamant-Cohen has 30+ years of experience with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families through her work in public libraries, children’s museums, a bilingual preschool, a home daycare, and playing with her own children and grandchildren. She developed Mother Goose on the Loose®, an early literacy program in 1999 and has been revising and expanding it ever since. As Executive Director of Mother Goose on the Loose, LLC, she travels around the country and abroad, presenting trainings to children’s librarians and early childhood educators. Dr. Diamant-Cohen is known for explaining research in easily understandable language and integrating findings into practical activities that parents/caregivers can use with their children to build a wide variety of skills.
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