Interactive Storytime for Early Learners - HEO0333 - English

• DATES: Thursdays, 4/23/2025 - 4/30/2025
• TIME: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
• LANGUAGE: English
• MODALITY: Face-to-Face
• LOCATION: Boca Raton Campus
• SEEK SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE: Wednesday, 4.8.2026
• COURSE CONTACT HOURS: 5 (0.5 CEUs)

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

#1: Pig the Pug

Author: Aaron Blabey

Publisher: Scholastic Press

ISBN #: 978-1-338-11245-0

#2: Chomp Chomp Dino

Author: Brick Puffinton

Publisher: Cottage Door Press, LLC

ISBN #: 978-1-64638-339-9

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to enhance participants' ability to lead engaging and interactive story times that promote oral language development through dialogic reading. Participants will explore techniques to foster children's language skills and comprehension by encouraging meaningful dialogues and thoughtful questioning. Emphasizing the importance of back-and-forth conversations, the course will also introduce effective strategies for teaching early literacy skills, including print awareness and alphabet knowledge. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to deliver dynamic story times that support both oral language and early literacy development in young children.

This class will be face-to-face at the Boca Raton Campus of Palm Beach State College.

Your class will meet on campus during designated times as listed on your class schedule.

For more information, email your course instructor(s):

· Wendy Gomez: gomezw@pbsc.edu