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Super Literacy Saturday for Child Care Professionals The Rules and Regulations of the Georgia Department of Human Resources for Child Care Centers, Group Care Facilities and Home-Based Care Facilities require directors and employees who provide any direct care to children to complete at least ten (10) clock hours of training each year.  The training must be task-focused in early childhood education, child development, or subjects relating to job assignment and must be offered by an accredited college, university, vocational program, or other approved source.   Attendance at this Super Saturday will allow childcare providers to accumulate four of the ten annual professional development hours as mandated by The Department of Human Resources.  Each participant will receive a certificate.  The classes covered in this Super Literacy Saturday include: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.  “Get Ready to Read” Professional Development Competencies:  ECE-3 Credit: 2 hours Early childhood educators will learn simple methods of screening literacy skills and how to facilitate appropriate literacy learning for preschoolers.  11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  “Out of the Box: Promoting Literacy in the 21st Century” Professional Development Competency:  ECE-3 Credit:  2 hours This training aids early childhood educators and families in maximizing literacy-learning opportunities for children birth to 4. DATE:                            Saturday, April 26 TIME:                             9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. LOCATION:                 Student Success Center Room 1243 INSTRUCTOR:            Bisa B. Lewis, M.Ed. Education Consultant and                                        Trainer, Ideal Consultants FEE:                               $10 COURSE NUMBER:   408SLS304A