About A Providers Guide to Early Literacy Training
- created
- March 17, 2009
- updated
- July 13, 2009
In this training module you will learn about Early Literacy. This module is designed for child care providers that are interested in taking an in-depth look at early literacy. In addition, there will be ways to incorporate the "30 minutes a day principle" into the child care setting.
Information For the Michigan Better Kid Care On-Line Training on A Providers Guide to Early Literacy
You are being invited to participate in an evaluation of an on-line training program for childcare providers, parents and other caregivers in Michigan. The title of this on-line training program is A Providers Guide to Early Literacy. The purpose of this research study is to find out how well the training program is preparing participants to understand and implement early literacy practices into their child care setting. In addition, we want to better understand how participants feel about on-line learning and improve the on-line training program for future participants.
After you register and view the power point and read the handouts provided on the website, you will be asked to complete two on-line questionnaire. These questionnaires contains questions about yourself, what you learned in the training, your interest in on-line learning opportunities, and your attitudes toward using computers.
Your participation in this evaluation is voluntary. You have the right to refuse to answer any question, or even refuse to participate at any time, without penalty. You are still able to view the power point presentation but we will be unable to give you a certificate of completion if you do not complete the questionnaires. There are no known risks associated with participation in this evaluation. You will not directly benefit from participating in this evaluation, however, your participation will lead to a greater understanding of the topics and needs of child care providers in Michigan and will lead to changes and improvements in child care provider training.
The information you provide will be kept confidential and only shared with the principal investigator, Dr. Dawn Contreras , and co-investigator Kendra Moyses . Your name will not be attached to any of your individual responses when reporting results of the research study. The information you provide on the questionnaires will be kept on a password protected computer. Your privacy will be protected to the maximum extent allowable by law.
The activities associated with this research study will take around 60 minutes to complete: viewing the power point and reading the handouts take about 45 minutes; and completing the questionnaire takes about 15 minutes.
If at any time you have questions or concerns about this research study, you may contact Dr. Kendra Moyses at 517-432-7654; by email: kmoyses@msu.edu; or by mail: 160 Agriculture Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824 .
By continuing to participate in the online workshop, you agree to voluntarily participate in this evaluation/research project.