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:
  • 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.

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

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