Course Details
Language Literacy and Critical Thinking
LLCT
This workshop aims to support educators to develop practical strategies to encourage curiosity and critical thinking in young children—foundations that build language and literacy skills. Discover tips for exploring children’s interests through thoughtful questions and multifaceted, play-based activities. Learn simple, everyday ways to nurture early STEM thinking through literacy and playful, meaningful experiences.
Introduction:
Participants will learn how to scaffold learning when introducing STEM concepts, supporting children with opportunities for investigation and new language to explore. The session also assists educators in planning open-ended play, exploration, and extension ideas that prioritise child-led learning, encouraging critical thinking and deeper engagement with the community around them.
Content includes:
Content includes:
- STEM and brain development
- Language, literacy and STEM development
- Critical and analytical thinking
- Continuous provision
- Building connections with the home learning environment
Target Audience:
Educators in preschool and early years settings.
This workshop is on the menu for Victorian School Readiness Funding.
This workshop is on the menu for 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 four picture books and a planning tool. 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 | 27 May 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Online | 17 | $400.00 | ||
| Language Literacy and Critical Thinking | 20 June 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Online | 29 | $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 | 24 | $400.00 | ||
| Language Literacy and Critical Thinking | 21 October 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Online | 29 | $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 |