Feb 2012 - Courses & Programs
Featured Instructor-Led Course
Ready, Set, Read!
How do children learn to read and write? Students in this course will find out. They'll explore current research that cuts through the media messages about reading wars and the right way to teach children. Students will see everyday children’s play with a new eye as they understand how play can connect to literacy.
In this course, students will discover the answers to these questions:
- Which language skills have the greatest impact on a child becoming a successful reader and writer?
- What are the differences between rote memory, knowledge of sounds and symbols, and phonemic awareness? How do all these things come together for the early reader?
- What sequence of skills brings toddlers and preschoolers to the threshold of becoming true readers and writers?
View the full Course Syllabus for Ready, Set, Read!
Featured Career Training Program
Chartered Tax Professional
The Chartered Tax Professional Online Certificate Program will teach students to prepare tax returns for individuals, small business corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships. In fact, students can start working and earning money while completing the program.
When students successfully complete this program, they'll be able to:
- Practice as a qualified tax professional
- Prepare tax returns for all individual U.S. taxpayers
- Prepare tax returns for small businesses, corporations, partnerships, and sole-proprietors
- Provide tax planning for individuals and small business owners
- Understand the ethical responsibilities of tax professionals
View the full Program Outline for Chartered Tax Professional.
New Instructor-Led Courses
- Intermediate Photoshop CS5
- Writing Young Adult Fiction
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 in the Classroom
- Introduction to Microsoft Access 2010
- Performing Payroll in QuickBooks 2012
- What's New in Microsoft Office 2010
- Photoshop Elements 10 for the Digital Photographer II
