Make Reading Fun!
Strategies for Increasing
Literacy Engagement in School Age Programs
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Course is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Work at your own pace, on your own time.
Do you have difficulty engaging youth in literacy? Are you frustrated with the challenges our youth continue to face with meeting grade level reading proficiency? Do you wish there was something you could do?
The goal of this learning event is to assist after school providers with creating high quality literacy activities in their school age programs. Participants will be introduced to enriching strategies to increase youth and family engagement in literacy and learn why literacy is important in afterschool and reflect on their current literacy practices.
Registration always open!
Karen’s personal information: Family demographics: Originally from West Virginia, has 1 sister, lives in Kings Mountain. Recently had a very small, private wedding ceremony and married Jeff Presnell, but kept the name Karen Darby, on Tuesday, 2-22-2022. Karen has no children of her own but enjoys spending time with Jeff’s grown children and grandchildren. Hobbies: Swimming, hiking, biking, flower gardening, painting, willing to try anything outdoors at least once. Outside interests: Teaches an adult swimming class for the City of Shelby, Certified Aqua Fitness Instructor, Volunteers in the community and senior center Future plans/aspirations: An on-going goal is to be a published author (of more than just an article or blogpost), bring the on-demand learning platform/courses to the level of recognition of a statewide project/be viewed as a statewide project director or advance to a higher position in SW, if applicable and available. Contact Karen at darby.karen@swcdcinc.org 
Southwestern Child Development Commission
www.swcdcinc.org
Instructors have no proprietary interest in the development or marketing of learning events.
IACET CEU: Credits - 0.2
In order to earn the certificate, participants are required read course handouts, watch video clips, answer online interactive questions, and score a 90% or higher on a post knowledge assessment. Certificates are immediately available for downloading, printing, and saving directly from the course software in PDF format.
Closed captioning in English and Spanish made possible by grant funding from the Pisgah Health Foundation.
This course is accessible from any electronic device that is connected to the internet, such as a smart phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer.
*Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.
Access to email is needed.
Software requirements: Audio, flash player, PDF reader, access to email
Course handouts and certificates are available in PDF format, so please use PDF software to open document in the course and download certificates. A PDF reader is a free download at numerous different sites.
You will receive an email confirmation with a link assigned specifically to you/your email address after payment is confirmed.
Click the link in the email and the course will begin. No special software is required.
Please retain that that email/link to return to the course. You may return to the course as many times as you like by closing your browser.
If you happen to lose the email, please contact darby.karen@swcdcinc.org for a duplicate email to be sent to you. Please provide your name, the course name and the month that you registered for the course.
Thanks,
Karen