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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Forwarded on behalf of the Virginia State Library:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Talk to Me Baby<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Who:Pesented by Dr. Betty Bardige<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">When: September 9 – October 12, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Where: Online course, at your computer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cost $25.00 for Virginia and out-of-state participants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To register: Go to
<a href="http://www.vpl.virginia.gov/"><span style="color:#606420">http://www.vpl.virginia.gov/</span></a> and click on calendar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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date of the event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Click on the link to begin the registration process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Prerequisite:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Introduction to Moodle (see below)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This is part of the Sing, Talk, Read, Write and Play online training series offered by the Library of Virginia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This five week online course delves into language development and is taught by Dr. Betty Bardige. Required reading for the course will be provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Librarians can play a critical role in helping parents and caregivers support young children’s (birth - 5) language development. Playful, encouraging talk with babies and
young children is fun for adult and child alike. In addition to building language, it is vital to children’s ongoing social-emotional and intellectual development. This course explains why – and what we can do to shift the odds for children who might not get
enough of this essential “play talk.” Together we will examine research, address frequently asked questions, and create practical, use-tomorrow resources for helping parents and caregivers support young children’s language and prime them for school success.”
— Dr. Bardige<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Betty Bardige, Ed. D., is a developmental psychologist, educator, child advocate, and early childhood program and policy consultant. An expert on language and literacy, she
speaks and writes widely on the importance of early language development and what parents, teachers, and communities can do to promote it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As Vice President and former chair of the A. L. Mailman Family Foundation, Dr. Bardige has focused on strengthening programs, policies, and systems for young children and their
families and enhancing supports for the early care and education workforce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">She currently chairs the board of the Brazelton Touchpoints Foundation and advises several local efforts to promote young children’s language, literacy, and emotional resilience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dr. Bardige’s recent books include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Talk to Me, Baby!: How You Can Support Young Children’s Language Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">At a Loss for Words: How America is Failing Our Children and What We Can Do About It<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Building Literacy with Love: A Guide for Teachers and Caregivers of Children Birth through Age 5 (co-authored with her mother, Marilyn Segal)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Poems to Learn to Read By: Building Literacy with Love (co-authored with her mother, Marilyn Segal). She is a contributing writer to Zero to Three’s.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Introduction to Moodle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Who: Presented by Enid Costley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">When : Begins August 19, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. and needs to be completed before the course.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Where: Online course, at you computer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cost: Free<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To register: Follow the instructions above for Talk to Me Baby<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This is an online course that is designed to familiarize you with the Moodle platform. Moodle is the online program used to present Talk to Me Baby, Early Literacy and Books,
and other online courses. For more information on Moodle, please go to <a href="http://www.vpl.virginia.gov/ce-training/moodle.html">
http://www.vpl.virginia.gov/ce-training/moodle.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Questions? Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Enid Costley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Library of Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">800 East Broad Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Richmond, VA 23219<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:enid.costley@lva.virginia.gov">enid.costley@lva.virginia.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">804.692.3765<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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