Asking questions is an authentic way of interacting with children. Some questions work better than others and a child will see straight through any false attempts at conversation! Read these …
Interacting is an important way of communicating. When you interact with someone you are exchanging information. Through genuine and positive interactions, very young children learning English as an additional language …
Through interactions we can support and extend a child’s learning and development, particularly in the area of communication and language. Apart from building an emotional connection with the child through …
Praise is short-lived but has far reaching consequences, creating a fixed mindset and the fear of failure. Failure should be seen as the chance to learn and improve especially in …
Why is it best to never call a child ‘naughty’? In this video, James Nottingham explains how we can communicate effectively with young children to encourage rather than hold back …
These articles are from the online course:
English in Early Childhood: Context and Communication