Services Offered
At Back 2 Basics early childhood consulting we offer in person, online, and hybrid professional development learning labs on culturally diverse and developmentally appropriate Prek-3rd grade early childhood content. Guided by the latest research, educators and families will deepen their knowledge on the best and practical ways to guide and support young children as they develop, grow, and learn in the classrooms and at home.
For school districts, schools, and child care centers, the learning labs are designed to support early childhood professionals with implementing instructional routines within the Balanced Literacy Framework that support oral language and literacy development in pre-kindergarten through third-grade classrooms. For families participating in the learning labs we provide fun, engaging, and interactive learning labs on helping their children with learning how to read and write.
Contact us here at Back 2 Basics if you are looking for either short term three hour learning labs, long term partnerships of support for your educators or ninety minute family learning labs as we work with you to transform the learning experience for young children in your care. During the initial consultation, we can discuss content specific modules from the titled sections and devise a plan that works best for your school or child care center community.
Professional Learning Labs
Review each content section summary and contact us to discuss and develop the best learning lab series for either your school district, school, child care center, or families.-
Creating a positive and fun learning environment where young children are excited about education and learning can influence their success both in school and in life. Building a primary classroom where teaching can be done in an effective and meaningful way involves knowledge of children, classroom structure, understanding and assessing children’s learning, and building partnerships with families. Contact us today and learn about the most effective ways to bring some creative and exciting learning to your classroom.
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Teaching young children to read requires an understanding of specific instructions that are taught in a systematic, well-planned, consistent, and meaningful way. Understanding how to read and interpret data will help educators in planning reading goals for their children and guide their instruction in the classroom. Learning to read in a positive and fun learning environment helps to elevate and improve children’s reading skills over time. Participating in one of our learning labs will help you to refine your literacy instruction so that children are engaged in a high quality and effective literacy environment.
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Writing is more than teaching children the mechanics of grammar and sentence structure. It is about nurturing young authors to bring their voices alive on paper. Writing is about getting to the heart of a story and taking your readers on a journey with you. Writing is a process that develops over time, and with good instruction, children will learn to think and speak like the young writers they are. So sign up for a learning lab so that we can show you all of the interesting and non boring ways to teach writing to children.
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Families are the center of young children’s learning and social and emotional development, and they play a critical role in helping them to learn how to read and write. Learning about how to support children requires a fundamental understanding of child development and knowledge of engaging reading and writing activities that can be done at home. Sign up for one of our ninety-minute sessions to receive the tools needed to provide those fun learning opportunities as you help your children to become lifelong learners.
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Engaging young children in play helps them to actively explore and learn about their world around them and how to navigate their emotions in their world. Creating a play based environment supports their development and critical thinking as they are learning to read and write. Join us and explore how children learn through the various stages of play and what steps you as an educator can take in creating a playful classroom and the specific roles you have in supporting children’s learning.
