Foundations of Communication, Language and Literacy in the VEYLDF

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Deepen your understanding about how to foster a child’s communication, language and literacy potential.
  • Level: Beginner/Intermediate
  • Duration:  4 hours 
  • Presented by: Kay Margetts

What's included?

Online course content

Developed by Kay Margetts, one of Australia’s leading early-learning academics and authors, the course focuses on six topics of early language and literacy learning and development:

  • Listening
  • Speaking
  • Music and language
  • Stories and storytelling
  • Learning about print
  • Sound


Online learning includes videos, photographs, reflective questions and links to the Victorian Department of Education and Training information. It enables educators deepen their understanding about how to foster each child’s language and literacy potential.

Support books

Five leading texts on communication, language and literacy skills in the early years provide insight, information, examples of pedagogy and practice, and reflective tasks. They also provide a long-term resource your team can revisit again and again.
Presenter

Kay Margetts

Kay Margetts is currently an Honorary Associate Professor in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. She has a strong background in early childhood development, learning and teaching both as a practitioner and as an academic. Her main areas of research are transition and adjustment to school, accompanied by a strong record of publications. Kay is regularly engaged in knowledge exchange activities with the education sector including teachers, educators and parents.