Multi-modal Learning in Early Childhood Course

Training aim

To introduce students the concept of multi-modality, and investigate the importance of incorporating a highly multi-modal environment within the early years
To investigate the use of multi-modal approaches to support the learning of language and literacy

Multi-modal perspectives on learning and development
Definitions of literacy and multi-modal learning
Supporting children’s narratives and expression of learning through, symbolic representation with creative arts and digital technologies
7 foundations of literacy
Reflections on ‘personal literacies’
Literacy in the early years
Literacy-rich learning environments
‘Incidental’ literacy
Music, movement and memory
Cultural literacies
Working with parents
The nature of narrative and emergent literacies
Supporting and extending reading and writing in the early years
The needs of bilingual and multilingual children and families