Teaching English in primary

How will the course help you?

By the end of Teaching English in primary, you'll be able to:

• identify how primary learners learn, and apply this to classroom practice
• support primary learners in developing cognitively and deeper processing
• develop assessment for learning (AfL) strategies for your primary learners.

How can you enrol on the course?

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What does the course include?

• Self-study modules that you can access at any time before the course closes
• A certificate of achievement on successful completion of the self-study modules
• A free workbook with extra learning content and resources connected to the course contents
• A dedicated Facebook community of course participants with up-to-date insight, resources and innovative teaching ideas for you to try out (Facebook account required)
• Learning content related to our courses on Facebook and YouTube
• Live events and recordings with course tutors and language teaching experts on Facebook and YouTube.

What are the self-study modules?

Module 1 – Understanding how primary children learn

The aim of this module is to explore theories of learning and relate them to the characteristics of children and the stages of their development. You will describe how children learn, discuss the characteristics of children and the implications for primary classroom practice as well as describe strategies to keep your primary classes learner-centred. 

Module 2 – Understanding thinking skills for primary 

The aim of this module is to help you support learners in developing cognitively and learning effectively. You will explain the meanings of 'concept' and 'cognitive development', select questions that promote deeper thinking skills as well as describe how to extend and scaffold classroom tasks that develop thinking skills.

Module 3 – Understanding assessment for learning for primary

The aim of this module is to explore what's meant by assessment for learning. You will distinguish between different types of assessment, explain the benefits of informal assessment as well as relate knowledge of informal assessment to your teaching context.

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