Supporting Early Language Development
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This is a school improvement course, focused on ensuring the very best outcomes in early language development
What’s the big deal about early language?
- Language at age 5 is the single most important factor in influencing literacy levels at age 11.
- Early language skills at five are linked with employment outcomes at age 34.
- Spoken language skills are important in building and maintaining relationships, understanding and expressing feelings and emotions – and problem solving.
- Early language ability at two years predicts later emotional and behavioural ability
- Good language at seven predicts better quality friendships at 16 years.
Key Aims
For the purposes of this programme, we will concentrate on the classroom/school environment, with a focus on providing:
- An understanding of a working model of language through which to observe children’s language development through the primary years, and beyond.
- An understanding of the stages of ‘typical’ language development concentrating on the expected milestones that occur during primary years (ages 4 to 11).
- Practical classroom skills and techniques for quality first teaching in YR and KS1 that will create skilled and confident classroom practitioners and improve outcomes for all children.
- Ways and tools to identify children who may not be developing language skills as expected and ways to support those children in class.