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Using Unplugged Coding Activities to Support Preschoolers' Emergent Literacy
Friday November 6, 2026 TBA
Attendees will learn about how unplugged coding activities can be used to support preschoolers’ critical thinking, vocabulary development and communication skills. This session will involve hands-on practice in connecting literacy activities (i.e. interactive read aloud) with unplugged coding activities. 


People who come to our session will be able to apply some of the strategies discussed to their educational setting. Since unplugged coding activities do not require actual robots, this will be an easy activity that teachers can immediately integrate into their classrooms. Learning unplugged coding activities gives students a foundation to support future interactions with plugged activities (robotics and computer programming).
Presenters
avatar for Katie Nedwick

Katie Nedwick

TEACH Studio Coordinator (Rod Library), University of Northern Iowa
Katie is the coordinator for Rod Library's TEACH Studio. The TEACH Studio opened in August 2025 and is a collaboration between the College of Education and Rod Library. It provides students on campus access to a robust children's literature collection and educational technology toys... Read More →
avatar for Oluwaseun Oti

Oluwaseun Oti

Professor, University of Northern Iowa
Oluwaseun Ayobami Oti is an assistant professor of Literacy Education at the University of Northern Iowa. Her research interests include early literacy instruction, pre-service, and in-service teacher training and culturally sustaining literacy practices.
Friday November 6, 2026 TBA
  50-Minute

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