Engaging families and communities

Invite families to an ELLA information session at your preschool, or include information about ELLA at your preschool information night or AGM.

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Principle 2: Partnerships

Preschools share information and decision making with families.

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1.3.3 Information for families

6.2.1 Transitions

Invite parents to participate in ELLA at the preschool with their own children. This could take place on a specially allocated day, or as part of your normal preschool routine. Give families access to the ELLA apps during these visits.

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Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity

Children feel safe, secure, and supported

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6.1.1 Engagement with the service

6.1.3 Families are supported

Invite parents to view the data that has been recorded about their child in the ELLA apps. Point out the amount of time the child has spent using them. Show parents the learning outcomes that their child has been working on by using the ELLA apps.

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Outcome 5: Children are confident and involved learners

Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials

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6.1.1 Engagement with the service

6.1.3 Families are supported

Look at the environment in the countries that speak your chosen language. Take the children for a walk in your local community and consider similarities and differences between our environment and those of other countries that speak your chosen language. Are there any cultural gardens in your community that you could visit?

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Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world

Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment

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1.1.3 Program learning opportunities

Consider your local secondary schools and universities. Invite a language student to visit to sing a song or read a story to the children.

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Outcome 4: Children are effective communicators

Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these texts

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6.2.3 Community engagement

Look at the food presented in the ELLA apps. Visit a market or supermarket to look for culturally significant foods.

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Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world

Children develop a sense of belonging to groups and communities and an understanding of the reciprocal rights and responsibilities necessary for active community participation

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1.1.3 Program learning opportunities

6.2.3 Community engagement

Invite families to share foods from their culture. They may be able to read, sing or show photographs of their cultural background or travel experiences.

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Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world

Children respond to diversity with respect

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6.1.2 Parent views are respected