Webinar: Developing spoken vocabulary within Early Years settings

Welcome to our engaging webinar featuring Anna Brannigan, a distinguished speech and language therapist with over 20 years of experience and author of "Word Aware 2: Teaching Vocabulary in the Early Years".

In this session, Anna shares practical strategies for teaching vocabulary to young children, drawing from her co-authored books "Word Aware" and "Language for Thinking."

Anna emphasizes the importance of vocabulary in early childhood education and introduces the concept of "Goldilocks words" – those that are not too easy, not too hard, but just right for young learners. She discusses multi-sensory approaches to vocabulary teaching, ensuring that children are actively involved in the learning process.

The webinar covers a variety of engaging activities, such as creating word bags filled with objects representing new words, and making concept books that children can contribute to with pictures and stories. Anna also highlights the value of interactive play and private conversation spaces, where children can practice new vocabulary in a natural and enjoyable setting.

Involving parents in the vocabulary learning process is another key topic. Anna provides tips on how parents can reinforce new words during everyday activities, making learning a collaborative effort. Additionally, she shares creative ideas for making words count, like dressing up as favorite words, to celebrate and enjoy language.

Throughout the session, Anna uses real-life examples and stories to make the content relatable and practical. She offers strategies for integrating vocabulary into everyday tasks and experiences, encouraging peer-to-peer interactions to promote language development.

Learn more about Word Aware 2: https://bit.ly/40gtoFq

#EarlyYears #VocabularyTeaching #SpeechAndLanguageTherapy #AnnaBrannigan #WordAware #LanguageForThinking #ChildDevelopment #EducationalWebinar