Date
Friday, October 16, 2026
Block
Block 5
Time
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Name
TALK, PLAY, READ, COUNT: Powerful Language, Literacy, and Mathematics Learning Across the Early Childhood Day SESSION 1 — BIG TALK, BIG IDEAS Growing Language, Vocabulary, Knowledge, and Thinking Through Play
Description
Young children build language and knowledge through conversation, exploration, stories, and play. This interactive session explores how responsive interactions and purposeful play can help children ages 3–5 build vocabulary, deepen knowledge, tell stories, ask questions, explain ideas, and develop the language and thinking that support future learning.
Track
Curriculum and Instruction
Speakers
Ellen Edmunds