Building Language and Learning

Program details

Program description

Building Language and Learning is a program designed to support educators working with children in the 2 years before primary school to build children’s language development. The program aims to develop children’s vocabulary and receptive language capacity, as well as support children’s syntax, confidence in speaking to peers and adults, and persistence when facing a challenging scenario.

The program is offered across 3 components. This includes access to a 4-part webinar series that is pre-recorded and self-paced. Webinar topics include learning intentions, language modelling, developing concepts and providing quality feedback.

Services also have the option to be involved in 4 network meetings and/or face-to-face consultations as an opportunity to extend and embed practices and strategies presented in the webinars. Participants are encouraged and supported to implement strategies learnt in ways that suit their local community of learners within a learning program that reflects their service philosophy.

Detailed cost

• Webinars only: $500 (excluding GST). Fee includes 12 months access for an unlimited number of educators in the service to 4 x 50 minute pre-recorded webinars for an unlimited number of educators in the service.
  
• Webinars plus Drop-in Sessions: $1000 (excluding GST). Fee includes 12 months access for unlimited number of educators in the service to:
  • regular online drop-in sessions with our coaches
  • 4 x 50-minute pre-recorded webinars.
• Webinars plus Drop-in Sessions plus Coaching: $2500 (excluding GST). Fee includes 12 months access for an unlimited number of educators in the service to:
  • 4 x 90-minute online team or individual coaching sessions working on specific goals and strategies
  • regular online drop-in sessions with our coaches
  • 4 x 50-minute pre-recorded webinars

The number and duration of coaching sessions can be increased to meet your service goals and budgets and can also be structured across two years to embed the program into your service practice and culture more deeply.

Coaching sessions can be offered on-site in areas across Victoria. Please contact to further discuss.

Implementation considerations

Target population: educators of children from 2 to 6 years of age.

Program/practice descriptions and details: the educator team participates in self-paced webinars and undertakes regular self and team reflection activities and practice challenges.

All program elements can be delivered across the State of Victoria. The webinars and network meetings are delivered online and can be accessed by anyone with internet access. Consultants can travel to deliver face-to-face consulting sessions.

Staffing: consultants working with staff have CLASS Pre-K observer certification and are therefore able to undertake CLASS assessments of teaching practice to inform reflective conversations with educator teams. Services should consider the cost of backfill in determining the cost of accessing this training (either online or face-to-face).

Supervision/coaching: face-to-face consultation with a specialised consultant is available.

VEYLDF alignment

• Item uses these practice principles
• Reflective practice
• High expectations for every child
• Assessment for learning and development
• Integrated teaching and learning approaches
• Equity and diversity
• Partnerships with professionals

Item responds to these sub-outcomes

Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes.