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March 2021
Dyslexia Strategies webinar series
The Region IV CSPD is hosting a webinar series on dyslexia and strategies for assessment with presenter Carrie Cole. Participants will need to register for each webinar separately. Participants can chose to take one session or all five sessions. Session dates and topics are: February 8 and 22: Understanding the Science of Reading and Montana Dyslexia Law March 1: Phonology and Its Connection to Reading and Writing March 8: Phonological Awareness and Beginning Phonics March 22: Spelling Development and Word…
Find out more »Dyslexia Strategies webinar series
The Region IV CSPD is hosting a webinar series on dyslexia and strategies for assessment with presenter Carrie Cole. Participants will need to register for each webinar separately. Participants can chose to take one session or all five sessions. Session dates and topics are: February 8 and 22: Understanding the Science of Reading and Montana Dyslexia Law March 1: Phonology and Its Connection to Reading and Writing March 8: Phonological Awareness and Beginning Phonics March 22: Spelling Development and Word…
Find out more »Executive Functioning: Skills That Make a Big Difference for Children webinar
The Region IV CSPD is hosting a webinar with presenter Stephanie Leister for early childhood educators. Adaptable thinking, planning, self-monitoring, self-control, working memory, time management, and organization are all executive functioning skills that can be encouraged in early childhood environments. Research supports intentionally providing guidance and experiences that encourage the development of those executive functioning skills in young children. A variety of ways that each of the skills can be practiced and encouraged within daily routines in early childhood environments will be…
Find out more »April 2021
Developing Children’s Number Sense webinar
The Region IV CSPD is hosting a webinar with presenter Stephanie Leister for early childhood educators. This session will focus on developing better understanding of this learning trajectory, as well as the latest methods to develop skills in subitizing, counting, one-to-one correspondence, cardinality, and hierarchical inclusion. Intentional “in the moment” strategies to effectively respond to young children’s mathematical thinking will also be addressed. Note: This session aligned to the Montana Learning Standards (MELS) for the domain of Cognition. Visit the…
Find out more »Intentional Planning for Math focusing on the Predictive Indicators for School webinar
The Region IV CSPD is hosting a webinar with presenter Stephanie Leister for early childhood educators. Number sense is linked to future math achievement in a manner similar to the way phonological awareness has been linked to reading achievement (Kosanovich, Weinstein, & Goldman 2009.) Training will focus on predictive indicators for school success and how to develop a curriculum that includes balanced lesson delivery. Instructional strategies will be introduced that provide children with a variety of opportunities to practice and…
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