BILINGUAL & MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS FROM THE INSIDE-OUT

Exceptional Professional Development
TEACHING ASSISTANT’S COURSE
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TEACHING ASSISTANTS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING BILINGUAL & MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS

TAs ARE VALUABLE EDUCATORS

and they often spend a great deal of time with bilingual and multilingual learners in the school and in the classroom. This 4-week, online course provides TAs with new knowledge and expertise related to BMLs, but it also focuses them on developing their practical skills in the classroom. They apply new strategies while working with their students of all ages and they gain greater knowledge about literacy and language.

JOIN OUR ONLINE COURSE FROM ANYWHERE AROUND THE WORLD

 

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LEARN WITH A MIX OF SELF-STUDY AND ONLINE INTERACTION

 

APPLY YOUR LEARNING WITH STUDENTS IN YOUR SCHOOL OR CLASSROOM

 

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GAIN PRACTICAL TEACHING STRATEGIES

 

As a Nursery or Early Childhood Educator, you are often the very first person that parents trust for advice when it comes to their little ones.

Since most educators do not receive any training about bilingual or multilingual learners, this certified professional development course aims to give you the best knowledge, expertise and strategies to fully support children and families. 

This 4-hour course will provide you with a strong knowledge-base about infants and young children who come from bilingual or multilingual families. Multicultural children need to build a solid language foundation in all of their languages in order to thrive; and it's important that educators learn this information so that they can advise parents correctly. If parents are given incorrect information, this can lead to negative consequences like lack of connection to the home languages and culture, including their extended family. A solid language foundation is important to build early on; so that children can develop a strong vocabulary - necessary for successful academic learning.

It can often be confusing for parents to understand how to raise their child with their home languages at the same time as they are learning English (or another language). Many believe they have to stop speaking their languages in order for their child to learn English to a high level. This is simply not true! This course will help you become a 'practical expert' when it comes to understanding how to support babies, toddlers and young children's developing languages - both inside and outside of the nursery. You'll also learn many new approaches and strategies that you can start using immediately!

You will complete a total of 4 learning modules (1 hour each); and you can choose to finish them over 1 week, 2 weeks or 4 weeks. You will work at your own pace. All learning is completed on our online course platform and is pre-recorded - there are no live sessions. You can register as an individual (one person) or as a group (2 or more people within the same nursery or preschool). You can also choose the date you prefer to start on. Only those who fully complete the course activities (videos and quizzes) will receive a certificate of professional development.

Click here to download the learning topics for each module.

If you'd like to register, simply click the button below. Complete the online registration form and we'll reply within 24 hours to help you get started.

    WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO LEARN:

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Why the early years can be so important for developing bilingualism or multilingualism

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Find out the most important information so that you know the 'facts' from the 'myths' when it comes to bilingualism and multilingualism

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Why the role of the early childhood educator is so important

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Find out why BMLs need a strong foundation in their home languages

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Understand how long it takes a child to learn an additional language - like English

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Understand the language development of BMLs at every stage

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Understand how to create opportunities to bring in BMLs' languages and cultures into the learning activities

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Understand how to advise parents with the right information

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Find out how to gather the right background information from families

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Get new strategies and ideas to help children build strong language and vocabulary skills

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Understand how to assess children's developing language skills

 

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