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With the rich fabric of diversity in our communities in Aotearoa, what are we doing to promote and leverage a child’s home language into the ‘everyday’?
In Aotearoa we have 3 official languages and there many more heritage languages living and thriving within our communities and homes. Language development is the cornerstone of early literacy and as early childhood educators, it is important that we leverage every opportunity to grow the oral language development of the tamariki in our care. It is important for all educators, managers and owners to understand the power of being bi and multilingual and have the tools to support language development in a multilingual setting.
In this interactive workshop Del Costello will:
- Challenge traditional views on language learning
- Outline the impact of deficit theorising around language, identity and culture
- Unpack practical ways the services can leverage the home language of tamariki for the benefit of everyone
This workshop will be recorded, and presentation slides will be sent to all registrants.
Del Costello
I'm an Education Consultant based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, New Zealand. I am the director and a PLD consultant with Coactive Education and I work in a variety of schools, early childhood centres and Kāhui Ako.
I work alongside teachers and school leaders to grow practice, improve learner outcomes and support sustainable changes in practice and school systems. Specialist areas: oral language, literacy, local curriculum, assessment for learning, cultural capability and digital technologies.
Registration information
- $70 for ECC Members
- $245 for non members
Any cancellations made more than 24 hours in advance of the workshop will be entitled to a refund less a 10% administration fee. Cancellations made within 24 hours of the workshop, but before the workshop, are eligible for a credit transfer only. Any cancellations made after the workshop begins will not be eligible for a refund however you will still receive the workshop recording. We will endeavour to provide as much advance notice of a change as is possible, but we cannot accept responsibility for staff time or backfilling positions.
