The Journey from Orality to Literacy: “Tell me a Story from your Mouth”
Mar 16, 2026 8:30PM—Mar 17, 2026
Location
ONLINE: Eastern Time (USA and Canada)
Cost $40
Event Contact Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America | Email
Categories Eastern Region US, Education-Waldorf-Steiner, Lecture - Presentation, ONLINE
WECAN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENT WITH HOLLY KOTEEN SOULE
In this workshop, early childhood teachers and teacher educators will gain a deeper understanding of the significance of a rich oral environment in a child’s development during the first seven years, as well as specific activities that support orality as the critical foundation of future literacy.
“If the journey towards literacy and the new capacities it unfolds is built on a strong foundation of orality, our children will embark on that journey with a well-established sense of living at the center of a sounding world in which their voices can contribute to the harmony in their community.” – Holly Koteen Soule.
Two Sessions: On Monday, March 16, 2026, and Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Holly Koteen-Soule was a Waldorf early childhood educator for 25 years and a founding faculty member of Sound Circle Center. She was a former member of the WECAN Board and currently serves on the WECAN Early Childhood Research Group. She is the author of Truer than True, a collection of fairy tales from around the world for Waldorf kindergarten teachers, and editor of Becoming and Belonging.