Child Development: Foundations for Learning

Highlight realistic expectations for young children in this age group along a typical developmental trajectory, and the ways that this happens through play.
Investigate some the foundations of learning children need to develop before more formal ‘academic’ learning can begin and connect children’s learning to every day experiences at home.
Play like children and be guided to understand the foundation skills children are learning and how they support future academic learning.
Discuss the negative effects of pushing more formal abstract learning ideas of literacy and numeracy too early, before the foundation skills are firmly in place.

Terms and Conditions for Child Australia’s Online Learning Centre (OLC)

Enrolment:

The following terms and conditions apply to all Child Australia Online Learning Centre (OLC) enrolments, which includes the On-Demand Webcasts and Self-Paced Courses.

Types of Enrolment:

Enrolment types include Organisations or Services, Individuals and Student/Retired.

Conditions of Enrolment:

Participants will be enrolled to the course as specified through purchase at the Child Australia Shop.
Where purchased on behalf of someone else, the purchaser is responsible for ensuring the correct person is to be enrolled within the specified course.
Course enrolments are valid for a period of twelve (12) months, commencing from the day of enrolment.
Enrolments are granted to individuals via email. The individual is responsible to provide the correct email to set up their login and profile.
All new enrolments are required to indicate they accept all terms and conditions of their enrolment. Allocation to the course will not happen until confirmation is received.
By enrolling in a Child Australia OLC course, you consent to the organisation contacting you from time to time for the purposes of communication using means including, but not limited to: letter, email, telephone (including SMS services) and social media.

Transfer of Enrolment:

Enrolments made through the Child Australia Online Learning Centre (OLC) are non-transferable. If the instance occurs where an enrolled user does NOT log in and commence the course within the first 14 days and is no longer employed by the provider that purchased the course, this enrolment may be considered for transferring.

Enrolment Period

Enrolments are valid for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of commencement. If you have not been able to complete your course in time, you can request for an extension. Please contact our support team at support@childaustralia.org.au no later than four (4) weeks prior to your enrolment expiry date.

Child Development: Foundations for Learning

Foundations for learning is designed to support educators in advocating for children’s needs to learn through play, and this lays the foundations for future learning.

Often educators feel pressured to have children perform more academically focused and abstract learning tasks, at the request of parents, when they believe that these are not the most important things for children to learn.

This workshop arms educators with the understanding and information to confidently advocate for children’s right to play and develop their intellect in ways appropriate to their development.

The disadvantages of pushing academic learning too early will be discussed along with explaining and exploring ways in which learning is happening in children’s everyday play.

This workshop aims to assist with moving educators and parents towards a combined focus for the children they are passionate about educating

$ 550.00 Ex GST