Virtual Event: Nurturing Tiny Voices: Supporting Infant and Toddler Language Development

Includes a Live Web Event on 10/23/2024 at 2:00 PM (EDT)

**Live Attendance Required to earn CEUs** (complete all requirements within 30 days of event).

Early Childhood Development: how development unfolds from conception to age 5 across social, emotional, cognitive, language, physical, and motor development and ways to responsively support it.

Virtual Event: Nurturing Tiny Voices: Supporting Infant and Toddler Language Development

October 23, 2024, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET

Special Member Exclusive follow-on discussion, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET

Unlock the mysteries of language learning in young children and how it helps shape every aspect of their world. How do they learn languages so quickly and effortlessly? Join us for an engaging event where we’ll dive into the incredible abilities of babies to absorb and master any languages they’re exposed to. Discover practical strategies to support toddlers in becoming proficient language users and explore how to create environments rich in meaningful communication. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge to give children the best start in their language journey!

Learner Objectives:

As a result of this event, participants will be able to:

Describe children’s natural capacity for language learning.
Recognize the effect of a limited language environment on developing communication skills.
Identify competencies that support language learning for all children, including dual-/multi-language learners.

Member Exclusive w/ZERO TO THREE, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET

ZERO TO THREE is excited to invite members to stick around for a brief follow-on discussion to further process takeaways from the event.

Katrina Macasaet

Senior Manager

ZERO TO THREE

Katrina is a Manager in the Professional Innovations Division with ZERO TO THREE and leads our Critical Competencies and The Growing Brain professional development programs. Katrina designs and delivers presentations at state, regional, and national early childhood conferences and meetings. She has an undergraduate degree in early childhood education and a master’s degree in human development.

**Live Attendance Required** (complete within 30 days of event). All registrants will have 30-day access to the session recording.

ZERO TO THREE is pleased to offer Continuing Education Units for a wide range of learning events, both in person and on line.

Contact hours and CEUs are automatically added to your registration for no additional charge. Registrants can earn up to 0.1 CEU or 1 Contact hour for attending this event. Continuing Education Units are awarded with live attendance, completed session evaluation, and a passing quiz score of 75% or greater.

Learner Objectives:

Describe children’s natural capacity for language learning.
Recognize the effect of a limited language environment on developing communication skills.
Identify competencies that support language learning for all children, including dual-/multi-language learners.

Contact hours offered may vary per discipline. For more information regarding ZERO TO THREE CEUs, please visit: https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/1657-earn-ceus-from-zero-to-three. Please note: A computer or electronic device with internet connection is required for successful completion. This session will be hosted for one hour and includes a brief introduction, 45 mins of content based teaching, and 10 to 15 minutes of Q and A. Questions can be posted throughout the session, and the presenter will address as many as possible.

Additional Details:

ZERO TO THREE is accredited as an Authorized Provider of Continuing Education and Training by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). In obtaining this accreditation, we have demonstrated compliance with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As the official standard for continuing education and training, IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are recognized by a wide range of organizations, including professional associations, regulatory boards, corporations, and universities.

Though IACET CEUs are widely accepted, it is up to each organization to choose whether or not it will accept them. For this reason, we strongly advise that you confirm in advance if a particular body accepts IACET CEUs. To view a list of companies, regulatory boards, and organizations that have reported to accept the IACET CEU credit, please click here. This list is not exhaustive, nor does it guarantee that an IACET CEU will automatically be accepted.

*Presenters have affirmed that they do not have proprietary interest in products, instruments, devices, services or materials discussed in this course, and have confirmed that they have not been compensated in relation to this presentation.