Credit Hour(s): 1

Training Level: 3

Target Audience: Preschool teachers and Directors

CDA Subject Areas: 3. Positive ways to support children's social and emotional development, 5. Strategies to manage an effective program operation

CDA Functional Areas: 5. Cognitive Development and/or Activities, 6. Communication, 9. Social (social-emotional development and/or activities), 12. Program Management

Core Content: 1. Child Growth and Development, 7. Program Management and evaluation

This course examines the role of communication in effective preschool classroom management.  Participants will learn what characteristics successful teachers share, using communication to convey respect to children, the link between communication and behavior, and ways to develop a child's communication skills.

Course Objectives:

After this course, participants will be able to:

1. Identify how communication plays a role in classroom management
2. Be able to recognize what skills are critical for young learners and how that plays a role in classroom management
3. Strategies to help develop communication skills in young children