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Early Childhood Educator Workshop - The Art & Science of Reading

Starting in 2024, Indiana schools are required to adopt a literacy curriculum that aligns with the Science of Reading. Will your children be ready? Join us to learn strategies for integrating these principals into play-based learning. Literacy starts at birth and you can make a difference!

In this workshop, participants will view the film The Right to Read to learn how critical reading is to school success. Following the film, educators will hear from our keynote speaker, Christina Jones, on integrating Science of Reading principles into early childhood classrooms through early literacy activities like reading, writing, talking, singing, and playing. Educators will get the chance to get hands-on with materials, books, and more! We hope that educators will leave with more confidence and skills in helping young children be reading ready! 

More about Christina: Christina Jones is the Head of the Education Library at Indiana University, Bloomington. Prior to joining IU Libraries, she was a Children's Services Librarian at the Monroe County Public Library for eighteen years. Christina teaches courses in librarianship for the Department of Information and Library Science and children's literature in the School of Education. A professional storyteller, Christina presents and writes on topics related to instruction, digital tools, children's literature, and storytelling.

The Right to Read: The Right to Read shares the stories of an NAACP activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read. https://www.therighttoreadfilm.org/

Educators will receive free books, materials, hands-on learning, and learning hours! 

Made possible by PNC Foundation and Friends of the Library through gifts to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation.

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