Early Years Consultant Sue Asquith will share the benefit of her experience working in the UK and internationally in multi-lingual early years settings. Sue will review activities that work well to aid communication and group bonding between children and educators who do not share the same language. She will look at statutory guidance in this area and examples of best practice, signposting resources.
Tasha will look at how children acquire language and how they process music making activities to explain the overlap. She will talk about Boogie Mites experience leading multi-lingual parent education courses in Portsmouth and London. She will cover three Boogie Mites songs with different cultural roots or language.
You will have access to a recording of the session for one week after the live date and access to the stories and songs forever.
Course Details
Date: Monday 15th January 2024
Time: 7pm – 8:15pm
Where: via zoom (details provided after purchase)
Cost: £30 per person (including VAT)
Course Content
- Activities to aid communication and group bonding
- Review of statutory guidance with examples of best practice
- How music making activities aid the acquisition of language
Digital Resources
Boogie Mites song resources will be available for you to access via our CustomerHub:
- Sweet Papaya
- Clap Clap Clap (including Hindi Language version)
- Goodbye, Hasta Luego
Course Tutors
Sue Asquith award winning freelance early childhood consultant and author. Writing and delivering accredited and non—accredited early years training since 2004.
Tasha Bretten has been working as a Boogie Mites teacher and trainer for 2 years following 13 years as a Primary School Teacher working across all year groups, with a passion for supporting children’s literacy and musical development. Tasha is a trained opera singer but having said this she is first to say: “ You don’t have to be a trained singer to lead Boogie Mites. You can do it!”
Certification
A CPD Certificate will be issued following completion of a short feedback form