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Parlons-en! Comment Stimuler Le Langage Chez Les Tout-Petits – Partie 2
Apprenez comment développer la conscience phonologique, le vocabulaire, la structure du récit et les capacités d’inférence chez les jeunes enfants. Ce webinaire vous aidera à connaitre la différence entre certaines stratégies de stimulation du langage telles que l’expansion, l’extension et la reformulation. L’animatrice Caroline Erdos abordera les composantes clés du langage et comment mettre en

Just Being in the Same Classroom Is Not Enough: How to Promote Peer Interactions That Benefit Children’s Language Skills
This article is reproduced with permission from www.hanen.org, The Hanen Centre. When a child is not developing language as expected, many parents are encouraged to enroll their child in an early childhood setting. The reason given is that their child will benefit from the language they hear in the classroom, both from the teachers and

How to Support Peer Interaction in Early Childhood Settings
f you have a child in your care who’s often left out of interactions, you may be wondering what impact that might have on their development, and if there’s anything you can do to help.
Let’s Get Talking 2
CCCF and Speech and Audiology Canada, with sponsorship from Wintergreen Learning Materials are proud to present Let’s Get Talking! How to Stimulate Language in the Early Years. This webinar will help you understand the difference between language stimulation strategies such as commenting, extension and reformulation. Learn strategies on how to build children’s phonological awareness, vocabulary,
Let’s Get Moving
CCCF is pleased to share this webinar where Professor Dawne Clark will explain how to use the resources found on ActivePlay.ca/JeuActif.ca. Discover such resources as videos, posters, activities and articles to promote active play in early years settings. ActivePlay.ca’s videos and posters are also available in five international languages and three Indigenous languages in addition
Controlling Food Safety Issues in Child Care Settings
Playing games with food safety is one type of play best left out of child care centres. By fully grasping and adopting key food safety principles, child care operators and food caterers who serve child care centres can help to ensure the food they provide for young children is consistently and predictably safe. If not,
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