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Chicago—91´«Ã½ Publishing eLearning Solutions announces a new iteration of our eCourse bundle . R. Lynn Baker and Brooke Newberry will serve as the instructors for three, 4-week eCourses starting on Monday, June 10, 2019.

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When you work in youth services, you’re serving a large community of users—from babies and toddlers to preteens. Children of different ages have different needs and perspectives and require different types of expertise. If you want to learn a practical approach to working with children of all ages, this eCourse bundle is for you. Over a three-month period, you will work closely with expert instructors that will take you from creating baby storytimes all the way through to readers’ advisory for grade-school kids. Courses included in this bundle are

1. – 4-week eCourse; begins June 10, 2019

Early care expert and education trainer R. Lynn Baker’s teaches you how to create a school readiness program that prepares children for a successful transition into kindergarten.

2. – 4-week eCourse; begins July 8, 2019

In this course, learn the basics of storytime and programming, best practices for serving children ages 2-5, how to build a strong collection, and the basics of child development for toddlers and preschoolers.

3. – 4-week eCourse; begins August 5, 2019

Learn how to create intentional, literacy-based programs for children in kindergarten through second grade.

By participating in this group of three courses, you’ll earn a Certificate of Professional Development in Childhood Development and gain a broad set of skills that will serve you throughout your career.

You can purchase for these eCourses individually or as a bundle.

eCourse outline

Creating Meaningful Programs for Infants and Caregivers with R. Lynn Baker

Starts Monday, June 10, 2019

Week 1: Infant Development—Birth through 18 months

Week 2: Choosing Interactive Activities for Infants and Caregivers

Week 3: Choosing Developmentally Appropriate Books for Babies

Week 4: Creating an Effective Program Plan for Your Infant-Caregiver Program

Planning Programs and Services for Toddlers and Preschoolers with Brooke Newberry

Starts Monday, July 8, 2019

Week 1: Child Development for toddlers and preschoolers

Week 2: Storytime

Week 3: Beyond Storytime

Week 4: Collection Development

Practical Library Services for Grade School Kids (Kindergarten through second Grade) with R. Lynn Baker

Starts Monday, August 5, 2019

Week 1: Beginning Reading Skills that Grow from Early Literacy Practices

Week 2: Types of Programs for Children in Grades K-2

Week 3: Field Trips, Outreach, and Specialized Programs for Children

Week 4: Creating an Effective Program Plan for a K-2 Program

About the Instructors

R. Lynn Baker is the author of Counting Down to Kindergarten: A Complete Guide to Creating a School Readiness Program for Your Community and Creating Literacy-Based Programs for Children: Lesson Plans and Printable Resources for K-5. With a background in early childhood education and library programming for children, Baker provides training to early childhood educators and librarians. She holds her bachelor’s in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education; a trainer’s credential; and her Master’s in Library and Information Science. Baker is an adjunct professor for Northern Kentucky University, teaching Library Programming for Children.

Brooke Newberry holds a Master’s Degree in Library Science from Indiana University, and is the Collaborative Consultant for the Winding Rivers Library System (West Salem, WI). She currently teaches a course dedicated to serving babies in the library, previously was the Early Literacy Librarian at the La Crosse (WI) Public Library, served as chair for the Early Childhood Programs and Services Committee for the Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC), and co-wrote the Collaborative Summer Library Program Early Literacy Manual for three years.

Registration for this 91´«Ã½ Publishing eLearning Solutions facilitated eCourse bundle, which begins on June 10, 2019, can be purchased at the . Participants in this course will need regular access to a computer with an internet connection for online message board participation, viewing online video, listening to streaming audio (MP3 files), and downloading and viewing PDF and PowerPoint files.

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