Course Details
Language Literacy and Critical Thinking
LLCT
Language, Literacy and Critical Thinking is a professional learning workshop that aims to upskill early childhood educators and staff in strategies for developing curiosity and critical thinking opportunities for children, which then build language and literacy skills.
Introduction:
The workshop aims to increase educators’ understanding of ways to scaffold learning by introducing play-based learning opportunities and continuous provision, which helps build children’s curiosity, analytical thinking, language and literacy. It includes discussion to support educators to plan practical activities that support and extend children’s learning experiences.
The workshop also provides opportunities for educators to share their own knowledge, ideas and strategies to strengthen relationships with families and build links with the home environment to ensure continued learning.
Target Audience:
Educators in preschool settings as part of Victorian School Readiness Funding
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop an understanding of how to develop curiosity, explorative thinking, and literacy skills in the early years
- Scaffold learning when introducing STEM concepts, opportunities for investigation, and new language for children to explore
- Assist with planning for open-ended play, exploration and extension ideas, that focus on child-led opportunities that build critical thinking and exploration of their world
Learning Methods:
Online via Zoom. This is a live interactive session.
Program Benefits:
Content:
- Each participant receives an Educators Toolkit containing picture books. Ideas on how to use these books will be covered during the session.
Upcoming Workshops
| Name | Date | Time (AEST) | Location | Available Spaces | Cost | ||
| Language Literacy and Critical Thinking | 20 March 2025 | 02:00 pm - 04:30 pm | Online | 26 | $400.00 | ||
| Language Literacy and Critical Thinking | 27 May 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Online | 30 | $400.00 | ||
| Language Literacy and Critical Thinking | 20 June 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Online | 30 | $400.00 | ||
| Language Literacy and Critical Thinking | 25 July 2025 | 02:00 pm - 04:30 pm | Online | 30 | $400.00 | ||
| Language Literacy and Critical Thinking | 27 August 2025 | 02:00 pm - 04:30 pm | Online | 30 | $400.00 | ||
| Language Literacy and Critical Thinking | 21 October 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Online | 30 | $400.00 | ||
| Language Literacy and Critical Thinking | 18 March 2026 | 06:30 pm - 09:00 pm | Online | 30 | $400.00 | ||
| Language Literacy and Critical Thinking | 19 May 2026 | 02:00 pm - 04:30 pm | Online | 30 | $400.00 | ||
| Language Literacy and Critical Thinking | 12 June 2026 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Online | 30 | $400.00 | ||
| Language Literacy and Critical Thinking | 4 August 2026 | 02:00 pm - 04:30 pm | Online | 30 | $400.00 | ||
| Language Literacy and Critical Thinking | 28 August 2026 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Online | 30 | $400.00 | ||
| Language Literacy and Critical Thinking | 20 October 2026 | 02:00 pm - 04:30 pm | Online | 30 | $400.00 |