Early Years

12 June, 2019 Susan Holden All posts CPD Early Years Lower Secondary Primary Upper Secondary

IATEFL Liverpool YLTSIG PCE: Building bridges and finding common ground in TEYLs, Susan Holden

PCE memories – what remains? In many ways, a Pre-Conference Event (PCE) acts as a bridge between its participants’ ‘outside’ lives and what they are about to experience in the coming conference. In the days...

1 December, 2018 David Valente All posts CPD Early Years Lower Secondary Primary Upper Secondary

IATEFL YLTSIG at the 7th ELT Malta Conference

David Valente The 7th ELT Malta Conference was held between 11 and 13 October 2018, organised by the ELT Council, a regulatory body within Malta’s Ministry for Education and Employment. According to Daniel Xerri, Chair...

7 October, 2018 Vinnie Nobre Jhony Balisa All posts CPD Early Years Lower Secondary Primary Upper Secondary

A Framework for the Development of Young Learner Teachers

Vinicius Nobre and Jhony Balisa Drivers for CPD in YL ELT In the Brazilian context, we often hear academic managers say that inexperienced teachers should work with young learners because it is an easier job...

2 September, 2018 Valeria Franca All posts Early Years Primary Comments 2

Magical learning moments: using puppets with early years and primary children

Valéria França My blog post focuses on using puppets with early years and primary children to foster more magical English language learning. I will also provide some practical ideas for ways to do this in...

1 August, 2018 Nicola Meldrum All posts CPD Early Years Primary

Teacher Research on Pronunciation in Early Years and Primary ELT

Nicola Meldrum In this blog post, I will explore the benefits of doing teacher research and provide tips on how to go about it effectively in the early years and primary classroom. As course director...

2 July, 2018 Helen Chapman All posts Early Years Comments 3

The Value of Play in Early Years ELT

Helen Chapman You may be familiar with the idea that ‘children learn through play’, although in ELT this isn’t as widely acknowledged as it is in many mainstream education contexts. However, I have found that...

2 May, 2018 Amanda Davies All posts CPD Early Years Lower Secondary Primary Upper Secondary

IATEFL 2018 YLTSIG PCE Review: Children’s Rights, Children’s Future: Practical Applications in TEYLs

Amanda Davies The 2018 YLTSIG Pre-Conference Event (PCE) focused on the United Nations Rights of the Child and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. At first glance, these themes may appear beyond the remit of...

5 December, 2017 Sarah Findlay All posts Early Years Lower Secondary Primary Upper Secondary

Dealing effectively with challenging parents, care-givers and home contacts

Sarah Findlay For the most part, parents / care-givers and educators share a common goal. We eye-roll at the silliness, smile at the creativity, take joy in the successes and marvel when expectations are exceeded....

3 August, 2017 Emily Hird All posts Early Years Primary Comments 4

Creating high-quality materials for early years and primary learners

Emily Hird I’ll let you into a secret. Many people in the ELT profession think writing materials for early years and primary learners must be a doddle. There are so few words on the page...