1. Meeting the Professional Development Needs of Early Literacy Teachers Marcia Foster Alanna Shevak

2. Early Childhood Courses 17 and one on the way! Raising Readers Ready for Life Phonics Compression Writing Vocabulary Oral Language Development Internet Integration Early Literacy Learning Math

3. Raising Readers CPB Ready-to-Learn grant funded project Develop three early literacy online courses for early childhood care providers Raising Readers: Preparing Preschoolers for Success Raising Readers: Ready to Read and Write with Digital Media Raising Readers: Ready to Spark Word Power 15 hour; 6 week

4. Read with Me KERA/KLRN Grant funded project Read with Me: Developing Early Literacy with Children 8 hours; 4 weeks

5. Target Audience Many have never taken an online course Limited technology experience Introduction to pedagogy Many don’t consider themselves educators

6. Course Demonstration Raising Readers: Ready to Read and Write with Digital Media Read with Me: Developing Early Literacy with Children