5 Discourse Moves to Strengthen Teacher-Child Interactions

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The quiz will consist of four questions about the course. After passing the quiz with 80% accuracy, you will receive 0.4 CEU's  and 4 in-service hours for this course. 


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Learning Outcomes

  1. Educators will understand the benefits of various discourse strategies in meeting diverse learning needs.
  2. Educators will learn about and discuss strategies for engaging in meaningful discourse with children in their classrooms.
  3. Educators will understand how to utilize higher order thinking questions in their daily lessons to strengthen conversations with children.

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