aha! P20/Education Workshops FW305 Readiness Skills and Relationship Building for Early Childhood Education Developing cognitive skills and enhancing relationships for academic success This workshop will provide participants with a roadmap for helping students develop thinking skills and intrinsic motivation. Participants will also develop learning experiences that can be used immediately. The workshop provides an outline of the essential components of each day of a preschool program. Participants will gain an understanding of meaningful mediation and the types of experiences that develop cognitive skills, as well as how to investigate the essential components of mutually beneficial relationships and strategies for building these relationships with students and parents. Participants will learn to use the adult voice, conduct conferences with parents, and implement strategies that demonstrate insistence, high expectations, and support for students and parents. Topics will include: Relationship building Readiness skills Discipline Making choices Impulsivity control Learning hidden rules Motivation Future stories The results of effort Planning skills Observation skills Organizing space Keeping time Sorting skills Procedures/procedural self-talk Audience: Recommended for pre-K, kindergarten, Head Start teachers, and special education teachers. Audience Size: Limited to 200 participants. Needs/issues/problems addressed in this workshop: Early childhood Reading/writing Workshop options: One-day Half-day Prerequisites: None. Call (800) 424-9484 or email us with questions or to book this workshop.