Supporting Children Learning English as an Additional Language in the Early Years

fka Children’s Services (fkaCS) advocates for children’s cultural and linguistic rights.Our vision is for all children to all children to actively participate in quality education and care services that recognise, value and celebrate diversity.

fka Children's Services

<H2 CLASS="MsoNormal">Developed by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, early childhood development expert Dr Priscilla Clarke OAM and fka Children’s Services, this session explores the stages of additional language development and the role teachers and early childhood professionals have in supporting emerging English learners in kindergarten.</H2>
 
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<H3>Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST): </H3>
1.3 Learners with diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds: Design and implement teaching strategies that are responsive to learning strengths and needs of learners from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds.
 
<H3>National Quality Standards: </H3>
1.1.2 Program learning opportunities: All aspects of the program, including routines, are organised in ways that maximise opportunities for each child’s learning.
1.2.1 Intentional Teaching: Educators are deliberate, purposeful, and thoughtful in their decisions and actions.

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