Early Care and Education Specialist

 

The ECE Specialist will visit the facility staff to collaborate and plan together the best approach to support early education providers and professionals. 

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The ECE Specialist offers: 
 

• Site visits for observation and assessment of classroom structure and practices focusing on quality enhancement. 

• Coaching with early care professionals focused on supporting targeted goals and implementation strategies. 

• Support for early childhood educators with coordination of training, required classes, and other resources furthering the profession. 

• Assist and train providers and professionals using the ITERS-3, ECERS-3, and/or FCCERS-3 Environmental Rating Scale tool to help childcare facilities obtain the highest rated license possible. 

• In-person free training at your site’s convenience. Each training course is designed to be one-hour with flexibility for grouping topics based on a site’s needs for longer training sessions. All training has approval for CEU’s through IACET. Use this link to sign up for more information on training opportunities. https://forms.office.com/r/uDWySKEeKk 

• Guest storytimes to model incorporating early literacy practices and skills into daily routines and to build rapport with early care and education practitioners. 

 

Current Training Topics: 
 

• Early Literacy Practices & Skills 101 

• Supporting Language & Interactions Using Puppets 

 

Training Topics in Development: 
 

• Read: Choosing Books and Effective Read Aloud with Young Children 

• Emergent Writing: Materials, Scribble, and Language Experience Stories 

• Talk the Talk: Serve & Return Interactions, Building Vocabulary, and Narrating the Everyday 

• Sing a Song: Supporting Music & Movement, Singing Opportunities, and Developing Phonological Awareness 

• Play & Early Literacy: Labels in Play Spaces, Dramatic Play, & Puppets