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The following courses on Continued Early Childhood Education are approved by the Arizona Registry, and may be applied to child care licensing and Quality First QRIS requirements.

If you are looking for courses to meet your state teacher licensing requirements, please refer to your state department of education for information on acceptable courses. Meanwhile, feel free to search our library for courses that may be helpful to your professional development.

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CDA Renewal - Family Child Care, Part E
Presented by Isabel S. Chica, MS, Miriam Eckstein-Koas, MS, SpEd, Lauren Starnes, PhD, EdD, Christina Roseli, MEd, Charlotte Hendricks, PhD, Amr M. Moursi, DDS, PhD, Lisa Poelle, MA, Nancy Nathenson, RRT
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Course: #32243Level: Introductory9 Hours
Learn strategies to help children with developmental delays and visual impairments, activities to develop language, and ways to help keep children safe and healthy. This course is one of five parts that together comprise a 45-hour package of CDA renewal coursework specific and relevant for the family child care setting. Each part includes 9 hours of content. Parts belonging to this package are labeled “CDA Renewal - Family Child Care, Part A” through “CDA Renewal - Family Child Care, Part E” and may be completed in any order.

Activities to Strengthen Executive Function in the Classroom
Presented by Carrie Fruin, EdS
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Course: #32199Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Identify executive function behavioral development by age. Learn classroom instructional strategies that support executive function development and toys and games that strengthen these skills in young children.

Ten Guideposts to Abolish Racial Bias in Work with Infant and Early Childhood Providers
Presented by Marva Lewis, PhD, IMH-E®
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Course: #32213Level: Introductory1 Hour
Learn ten guideposts to abolish racial bias in professional relationships. A model of communication across racial divides is introduced for infant and early childhood educators and practitioners.

Developmental Delays: Monitoring Development in the Early Childhood Classroom
Presented by Miriam Eckstein-Koas, MS, SpEd
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Course: #32198Level: Introductory1 Hour
Learn about developmental milestones for the first five years of life along with strategies to support children with developmental delays. Gain information about how to discuss concerns regarding a child's development with parents.

Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others
Presented by Kathy Pillow-Price, EdD
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Course: #32087Level: Introductory1 Hour
Those in helping professions need to understand burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary trauma and how they can be prevented. Although it may not be possible to eliminate the stress associated with our work, it can be reduced, allowing healing.

Alphabetic Principles, Dyslexia, and Phonemic Awareness in Early Childhood Education
Presented by Angie Neal, MS, CCC-SLP
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Course: #32093Level: Intermediate2 Hours
Learn how early childhood educators can use phonological awareness and the Alphabetic Principle to identify reading difficulties, including dyslexia, and use unique strategies for teaching MORE than just the 26 letters!

Understanding the Needs of Early Learners who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Presented by Isabel S. Chica, MS
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Course: #32069Level: Introductory1 Hour
Receive information and learn about accommodations appropriate for children with visual impairments.

Dyslexia and the Early Childhood Educator
Presented by Angie Neal, MS, CCC-SLP
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Course: #32082Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Learn how early childhood educators play an essential role in recognizing, supporting, reducing, or even eliminating the severe reading problems that characterize dyslexia.

The Alphabetic Principle Is About More Than Just 26 Letters
Presented by Angie Neal, MS, CCC-SLP
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Course: #32079Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Learn a new way to think about teaching the ABCs, including how phonological awareness plays a critical role in the Alphabetic Principle, why knowledge of the Alphabet is a good screening tool for reading difficulties, and unique strategies for teaching MORE than just the 26 letters!

Social-Emotional Development Theories and the Early Childhood Classroom
Presented by Miriam Eckstein-Koas, MS, SpEd
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Course: #32022Level: Introductory1 Hour
Learn about Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development and Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and how these two theories apply to our work with young children.