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Teaching the
Acquisition of Language in K indergarten
“Kindergarten is like the ocean. You don't want to turn your back on it.”
Kindergarten Cop
Welcome to
Purpose
Collaboratively inquire into the ways we provide inclusive and responsive learning opportunities for
all of our language learners.
ESTABLISHING SHARED UNDERSTANDINGS
Second Language Acquisition
Early Learning Pedagogy &Full Day Kindergarten
Early Learning Fundamentals:
Young children:• Are capable and full of potential
• Have complex identities, grounded in individual strengths and capacities
• Take nourishment from families and communities, their language and culture
• Need to belong and contribute
Image of the Child
Early Learning Fundamentals:
Playful Learning
FDK = More time for play based exploration and inquiry.
1. Child Initiated Play
2. Teacher Initiated Play and Activities
FDK Guide
Intrinsic Value of Play
• Creativity
• Self-regulation
• Independence
• Problem Solving
• Social Skills
Extrinsic Value of Play:
Consolidation and ExtensionIn playing, children express, explore, combine, and extend what they have learned…
…. they bring together everything they have learned and are wondering about.
British Columbia Early Learning Framework, 2008
Early Learning Fundamentals: Teacher Role
Knowledge of Each Child
Open Ended Activities
Interactions Adults and
Peers
Programs are:
Intentional planned,
child-centred, inclusive,
adult guided
Relational
ResponsiveIncl
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Teaching Goals Environment
• Children need opportunities to play with ideas and materials from our lessons
• We need to teach skills, language, and processes so that all children can access the learning opportunities provided in the environment
Early Learning Fundamentals: Value of Play
Connections = Learning
Video: How Neurons Work by cosmiccontinuum
Connections that are Used Get Stronger
Video: How We Learn - Synapses and Neural Pathways by Streetwisdom Billy
Rich Hands on and Sensory experiences foster brain development
Promote awareness and problem solving
Create rich neural Networks
(enriched environments
increase dendritic branching)
Take advantage
of how the
brain works
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