The Voice of Early Childhood8 Jan 2024

The power of play in the absence of language: Bridging language barriers for EAL children

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Let's flip practice on its head - instead of a 'language rich environment', how about we have an environment which doesn't rely on language? Angelica has a conversation with Marlis Juerging-Coles who gives us a different perspective on language, and really challenges common practices. Take a look below at all of the thought-provoking points addressed in this episode...

Episode breakdown:

01:27 - Three common factors in supporting language
02:55 - Language is our social currency
05:05 - Should we use the child's first language in settings?
12:54 - Tokenism and cultural differences
17:00 - An environment that doesn't rely on language
20:17 - No child has chosen to be at your setting
25:50 - Does it matter if children don't use English?
28:40 - Achieving deep level learning
32:27 - Creating an environment which doesn't rely on language
36:30 - Don't be too quick to make changes...
39:00 - Involving children in constructing their environment
43:00 - Getting to know and respecting families' preferences
48:40 - Reflection and asking questions is not a negative
51:37 - What would you say to Ofsted?

Read Marlis' article and find out more on The Voice of Early Childhood website: www.thevoiceofearlychildhood.com

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