Explore how community partners can enhance youth literacy through evidence-based strategies and family empowerment, and discover ways to strengthen these collaborative partnerships.
Full Course Description
This 1-hour course is designed for line staff and managers in youth-serving organizations who would like to strengthen their impact on literacy outcomes. Explore how community partners can support youth literacy using evidence-based strategies and family engagement practices. Learn practical tools to foster meaningful collaboration, empower families, and create environments where young people thrive as readers. By the end of this course, you’ll walk away with actionable ideas to build strong partnerships and support literacy growth in your program. Enroll now to unlock the power of collaboration!
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Understand the role of community partners in supporting literacy development and how their efforts align with evidence-based practices and school-day strategies.
Develop strategies for partnering with schools and engaging families to create a cohesive literacy rich program.
Create and evaluate literacy-focused activities that promote vocabulary growth, background knowledge, and engagement in alignment with program goals.
CEU Requirements
To receive CEU credit for taking this course, you must:
Pass the knowledge check-ins and complete the entire course.
Complete the course evaluation form at the end of the course.
Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate showing the CEUs earned.
Change Up Learning requires disclosure of proprietary interests. No staff, instructors, or course developers have proprietary interests related to this course.
This course will take approximately 1 hour to complete.
This course satisfies these child care training requirements:
National Afterschool Association Competencies
1. Child and Youth Growth and Development
2. Learning Environment and Curriculum
9. Program Planning and Development
Core Knowledge and Competencies
1. Child and Youth Growth and Development
4. Learning Environment and Curriculum
Afterschool Standards
3. Programming and Activities
Child Care Core of Knowledge
1. Child Development
2. Curriculum
Out-of-School Time Program Quality Standards
Administrative Quality Standards
Program Quality Standards
Administrative Quality Standards
I. Youth Program Design and Accountability
Program Quality Standards
II. Youth Development
Early Childhood Educator Requirements: Birth to Second Grade
1. Child development
2. Developmental curriculum planning/ environment and curriculum
Early Childhood - Continuing Education
1. Child Development
6. Learning Activities
Afterschool Program Quality Institute
3. Programming
Early Care and Education Knowledge Base
1. Child Development
5. Curriculum and learning environment
Guiding Principles for Quality OST Programs
2. Active & Engaged Learning
3. Skill Building
Childcare Program: Continuing Education
1. Child development
Child Care Training Regulations
1. Child Development
5. Curriculum development policies and responsibilities
21. Providing developmentally appropriate activities and experiences for children
Guidelines for Afterschool, Summer, and Youth Development Programs
3. Programming and Activities
7. Assessment, Planning, and Program Improvement
ECE Competencies
1. Child Development and Learning
5. Dual-Language Development
8. Learning Environments and Curriculum
Quality Standards for Expanded Learning
2. Active and Engaged Learning
3. Skill Building
Core Knowledge Areas from the Michigan Core Knowledge and Core Competencies for the Early Care and Education Workforce
1. Child development and learning
4. Program management
5. Teaching and learning
MOST (Michigan Out-of-School Time) Standards of Quality
5. Program Activities
Teachers of Early Childhood Education Subject Matter Standards
