tailieunhanh - Supporting Children Learning English as a Second Language in the Early Years (birth to six years)

The Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF) (Victorian Framework) birth to eight years, has been developed in partnership with the Office for Children and Portfolio Coordination, Department of Education and Early Childhood De- velopment (DEECD) and the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). The VEYLDF was launched November 2009 for implementation in 2010. The Victorian Framework describes five Learning and Development Outcomes for children from birth to eight years. It links the learning outcomes from the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia to the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) Lev- els 1 and 2. The Outcomes provide a shared language for. | Supporting Children Learning English as a Second Language in the Early Years birth to six years Dr Priscilla Clarke IOAM Early Childhood Consultant VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY Victoria The Place To Be This Discussion Paper was commissioned by the VCAA as a supporting document to the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework 2009. Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority 2009 No part of this publication may be reproduced except as specified under the Copyright Act 1968 or by permission from the VCAA. For more information go to aboutus policies The VCAA provides the only official up-to-date versions of VCAA publications. Details of updates can be found on the VCAA website This publication may contain copyright material belonging to a third-party. Every effort has been made to contact all copyright owners. If you believe that material in this publication is an infringement of your copyright please email the Copyright Officer c o Copyright in materials appearing at any sites linked to this document rests with the author of those materials subject to the Copyright Act. The VCAA recommends you refer to copyright statements at linked sites before using such materials. ISBN 978-1-921702-17-4 Dr Priscilla Clarke OAM was formally Executive Director of FKA Children s Services which includes the Multicultural Resource Centre. She is currently an early childhood consultant specialising in the Second Language acquisition of young bilingual children. Priscilla has conducted professional development for early years professionals in Australia New Zealand Thailand England Scotland Northern Ireland and Ireland. She is the author of many publications including a book written jointly with Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford and published by Open University Press. In 2003 Dr Clarke was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for her significant .