Building Foundations for Early Learning

Program details

Program description

This 2.5-hour online live professional learning workshop covers the latest neuroscience on the developing brain and offers practical strategies for increasing literacy-rich daily practices to enhance the language and literacy skills of very young children.

It emphasises the importance of building strong relationships with children and families, focusses on effective strategies for oral language development in the early years, and gives practical tips for planning group and story time sessions.

The workshop covers the latest research on early childhood brain development, how early language and literacy skills develop, and provides a wide range of practical tips to build confidence in choosing and using books and songs in group time sessions with children.

Topics covered in the online training include:

• Overview of current neuroscience research on early childhood development, particularly pertaining to literacy
• Overview of national relevant resources such as Australian Early Development Census (AEDC), the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF)
• Understanding and implementing rich everyday literacy across all early childhood settings, programs and teaching
• Practical session/s sharing role-modelling of successful Story Time skills (planning sessions, book and song selection, using props and music, hints and tips on reading aloud, conversations with children, extending books with play and sensory opportunities, etc.)
• Effective techniques in sharing information and key messages with parents/carers
• Story Time/Play Time resources (book lists, Learning Time and Activity Time templates, songs and rhymes and parent tip sheets).

Detailed cost

Workshop: $400 per person (including GST and freight and handling for resources kit) for 2–2.5 hour online interactive workshop.

An Educators Resource Kit, certificate of attendance will be provided. Each participant will also receive follow-up online documentation such as a copy of PowerPoint slides and lists of resources at no additional cost.

A flat fee for services may be available upon request for over 20 participants.

Payment is required before attending.

Cancellation Policy

• If a participant notifies Raising Literacy Australia to cancel a session:
  • they can opt to reschedule or transfer their booking (see rescheduling/transferring a session).
• If Raising Literacy Australia cancels a session (and does not offer a re-scheduled date):
  • All participants will be notified by email.
  • A full refund will be issued within 14 business days of the session/s being cancelled.

Rescheduling/Transferring Sessions

• If a participant advises they are unable to attend their enrolled session/s, they can:
  • re-schedule to an alternative session/s at a later date within the same calendar year.
  • transfer their booking to another person within their organisation, within the same calendar year, providing the invoice is paid and received in full.
• If a participant/s is unable to attend a session that they have re-scheduled, this booking will expire, and no refund will apply.
• If Raising Literacy Australia reschedules the session:
  • all participants will be notified by email.
  • alternative session dates will be offered or the option of a full refund to the nominated
    organisation within 14 business days.

Payment Schedule

• Payment must be received in full before the selected workshop date.

Implementation considerations