The literacy skills that develop during early childhood form the foundation for lifelong learning. Early care & learning providers play a key role in literacy development by creating engaging, play-based learning environments.
Building a Reader is a free online course from Sesame Workshop for early childhood educators that focuses on early literacy and family engagement. The interactive online course includes strategies for encouraging literacy exploration, activity ideas, and tools for connecting with families.
Through this course, educators will learn how to engage children ages 2–5 in their journey to become proficient readers and writers.
The course is free-of-charge, and is available to work through at your convenience. To get started, you will need to sign up for a Sesame Workshop account, which is also free.
You can access this free course by visiting the Sesame Workshop website.
Learn more about the course by visiting the Sesame Workshop website. Or, contact the team at onlinecourse@sesame.org.
