Building World Knowledge
Reading is a great way for children to learn about the world around them. Learn how you can bring interesting, informational texts to the forefront by pairing them with some of your favorite storybooks.
- Cost
- 100% Free
- Time to complete
- 2 Hours
- Provides a
- Certificate of Training
Recommended for
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Teachers who work with children in preschool and pre-k, including dual language learners.
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Families of children ages 3-5
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Childcare program and site directors
By the End of This Course You’ll Be Able To
- The learner will develop pairs of fiction and nonfiction books for preschool and pre-k children.
- The learner will choose an appropriate informational text that pairs with a week’s focus book during REAL time.
- The learner will use informational texts and responsive instruction during REAL time sessions to support children reaching REAL time goals.
Why It Matters
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You’ll help children be able to better understand the world around them
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Children will understand books are a great way to learn
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Pairing storybooks with nonfiction supporting texts helps children learn
How it Works
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Learn at Your Own Pace
You don’t have to finish the course all in one sitting. In fact, we recommend you take this course a little bit at a time, incorporating what you’ve learned in the classroom.
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Earn IACET CEUs
In order to pass and receive IACET CEUs for this course, you will first need to complete all the lessons, then complete the end of course assessment with a score of 80% or higher.
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Free Guided Resources
As you go through a course, we’ll introduce you to free resources that will help you implement what you’re learning.
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Never Learn Alone
Have a question on what you’re learning in the course or how to use a resource? Reach out to the Cox Campus community for advice or to lend a helping hand to others.
Lessons
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Lesson 1
REAL Time Part 1
Duration 44 minutesThis course will help learners choose REAL Time topics, identify the components of informational texts and choose appropriate informational texts to use with their children. -
Lesson 2
Learn More: Why REAL Time Works
Duration 5 minutesThis lesson presents the research behind REAL Time, and makes a strong case for using informational texts with young children. Bibliography included. -
Lesson 3
REAL Time Part 2
Duration 36 minutesThis course walks learners through the REAL Time Planning Guide and helps them recognize the important components of REAL Time in action. -
Lesson 4
Responsive Instruction for REAL Time
Duration 25 minutesThis course shows learners how to use checklists and the REAL Time Ladder to respond to children's needs in the classroom. -
Lesson 5
Learn More: Previewing Vocabulary with English Learners
Duration 6 minutesCarrie, an English Learners expert, explains how to give the English Learners in your classroom the vocabulary they need in order to participate in START and REAL Time. Video included. -
Lesson 6
Real Time End of Course Assessment
Duration 16 minutesIn this lesson, you will take the end of course assessment and post course survey. You must score 80% or higher to pass the assessment and receive your certificate of completion.
Your Facilitator
Mary Carey, M. Ed.
Rollins Center Preschool and Pre-K Facilitator
Mary is a Rollins Center facilitator for preschool and pre-k educators. She is a member of the Rollins’ Content Development Team for online learning courses for Cox Campus and provides online coaching on Cox Campus practices.
Success Stories
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"I have experienced more meaningful conversations with my students and have seen them flourish in literacy due to the incorporation of strategies I’ve learned."KatiePre-K Teacher
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"I enjoy learning new ways to interact with children and to help them become the best they can be and be able to succeed in life to the fullest."SheriTeacher
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"I have learned so much to take back to my classroom. I’m using these learning experiences to help strengthen the language of each child and I see a difference each day in the children’s language."DeborahTeacher
FAQs
The Cox Campus is the digital outreach platform for the Rollins Center for Language & Literacy. Our team is composed of experienced teachers, early learning and language experts, neuroscientists, school leaders, speech language pathologists and authorities in adult learning and curriculum design to give all children access to the Science of Reading to change the odds for all children.
When you sign up for the Cox Campus, you'll get access to interactive, video-based courses, hundreds of free printable resources, virtual workshops and webinars from early childhood development experts, and a community of child-pacing professionals and families.
The Cox Campus is for all child-facing adults to work to improve child outcomes and positively impact learning. We have courses and content designed for educators, school district leaders, medical professionals, childcare providers, families, and more.
Everything on the Cox Campus is available at no cost – ever. Thanks to generous partner investments and grant funding, the Cox Campus creates online courses and resources for child-facing adults so literacy is a reality for every child.
All the resources and courses on Cox Campus are created based on the latest research and science in early childhood development. Childhood development experts at the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy at the Atlanta Speech School create all of the content based on strategies they implement in real classrooms.
New courses, resources, and teaching guides are released frequently. All of the content on Cox Campus is designed to help teachers, families, and community leaders with challenges they may be facing right now.
The Rollins Center, of the Atlanta Speech School, in some cases, may allow an instructor, facilitator, content editor or a subject matter expert or consultant with proprietary interests to conduct professional development activities at Rollins events, provided that appropriate disclosure of such interest is made. Disclosure of proprietary interest will be made on course material and at the beginning of the course/learning event, when applicable.
