educators and and (c) language-modelling children”; strategies (reflecting the adult-led learning approach) where EC professionals models of more “provid[e] advanced oral language and emergent literacy (The Hanen Centre, 2011, p. 3) knowledge” Having 2 conversations and interactions that support learning Comments The program encourages educators to have conversations and interactions with children as a way of enhancing their language and literacy outcomes Planning 2 experiences to deepen and extend children’s knowledge, understanding and skills Comments The program encourages educators to focus on children strengths and interests when working with them. It is reasonable to assume changed practice would support improved curriculum decisions and therefore planning. 2 Differentiating learning opportunities for individual learners Comments The responsive interaction strategies that EC educators are taught as part of the program encourage interactions with children that are built upon unique children’s interests. They encourage conversations that are as well as small group interactions and that are tailored to respond to interests. The fact that a children’s range of strategies are taught (multiple strategies for each of the three of responsive interaction “clusters indicates that a range of approaches are strategies”) available to EC educators to utilise in order to meet the learning needs of individual learners. Planning a 2 balanced
educators and children”; and (c) language-modelling strategies (reflecting the adult-led learning approach) where EC professionals “provid[e] models of more advanced oral language and emergent literacy knowledge” (The Hanen Centre, 2011, p. 3) Having conversations and interactions that support learning 2 Comments The program encourages educators to have conversations and interactions with children as a way of enhancing their language and literacy outcomes Planning experiences to deepen and extend children’s knowledge, understanding and skills 2 Comments The program encourages educators to focus on children strengths and interests when working with them. It is reasonable to assume changed practice would support improved curriculum decisions and therefore planning. Differentiating learning opportunities for individual learners 2 Comments The responsive interaction strategies that EC educators are taught as part of the program encourage interactions with children that are built upon children’s unique interests. They encourage conversations that are as well as small group interactions and that are tailored to respond to children’s interests. The fact that a range of strategies are taught (multiple strategies for each of the three “clusters of responsive interaction strategies”) indicates that a range of approaches are available to EC educators to utilise in order to meet the learning needs of individual learners. Planning a balanced 2
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