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Teach older preschoolers to build their own stories: Nine research-based tips
Interactive reading is and remains by far the most important language-stimulating activity in kindergarten. However, older toddlers do not only have to listen to stories, but can also learn to build stories themselves. You will undoubtedly …
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Turn your Talking Pictures activity into a MORE-language moment: Preschool-wise
In the Taalrijk Kansrijk project, several teacher trainers from PXL-education, together with nursery school teachers and parents, developed narrative discussion boards on broad topics that can relate to various classroom themes. Mik and Ömer …
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A warm teacher-child relationship as the basis for a powerful language learning environment: Preschool-wise
With her bachelor's internship in sight, student Marie Claes focused intensively for two weeks on setting up a language program based on the results of the KOALA screening in her internship class.
She started from the following research question: "How …
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The power of working together with all parents on the language development of their children: Kindergarten
How can we support parents to enter into rich linguistic interactions with their children, in the home language, in order to promote their child's school language skills?
Read in this article by Kleutergewijs how a Brussels school and Ligo Brusseleer …
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Koala keys as a team enhancer, that's possible: Kindergarten
In Flanders, children will take a koala test in the third kindergarten from the 2021-2022 school year. The aim of the koala test is to determine any language delay so that these children can receive extra language support or intensive guidance. …
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Read and let read: Work more efficiently on reading comprehension
Read and let read is a web page with cards and videos that can help teachers to work on reading comprehension in an effective way. The cards bundle concrete tools, tips and tricks on reading comprehension for teachers in primary education. …
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Role play in the open air: Kindergarten
When we think of role play, we often think of an indoor play environment: the home corner, the shop, a recreated castle or another thematically decorated corner with attributes and costumes. However, that role play can also come into its own …
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Does Jos have a TOS?: Signs for a language development disorder in children
Poster with signs of TOS (developmental language disorder).
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Measurement culture in kindergartens, ready for the test?: Kindergarten
In pre-primary education, there are concerns about language skills. In some schools this has been a challenge for years and a lot of work is already being done. In other schools it has been an emerging concern in recent years. Flemish Minister of …
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Kamishibai
On the ABC-projects share page you will find useful information about working with or making your own kamishibai:
- step-by-step plan to make your own kamishibai theater (A3 format or mini theater);
- the kamishibai booklet with ideas to get started; …
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Building blocks for effective language programmes: Practical guide for language support in nursery, primary and secondary education
The manual is a practical guideline for researching language integration processes. It provides a practical guide to language support.
This guide describes six building blocks that help you stimulate language development and support students …
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COSMO: Virtual reality and augmented reality
COSMO is a research project involving companies from the manufacturing industry, research groups and secondary schools.
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