UK: Sign/ gestures supported language – instruction in nurseries and preschool training

UK: Sign/ gestures supported language – instruction in nurseries and preschool training

The use of sign supported language developed with the intention to offer hearing children from linguistically different environments a chance to communicate in a more differentiated way, i.e. communicate their emotions, wishes and needs before they are able to do so in spoken language of the early years environment, and for as long as the efficiency of spoken language production (with special regard to vocabulary) is lower than that of sign production.

Partners of the project

Partners of the project

This framework is based on the results from the interviews and discussions with childcare professionals and managers at 15 nurseries/preschools in the period between January and March, 20017. In the search for the ideas, we have looked for the examples of good practises from the previous or ongoing Erasmus plus projects, in particular, the cases of the similar projects within Comenius/Erasmus plus project funding scheme in particular: the projects Parents Corner and Supporting Social and Emotional Competences of Preschool Children.

The Czech Republic: Good Start Teacher Training

The Czech Republic: Good Start Teacher Training

The 40-hour training program – Support of Social and Emotional Development of Pre-school Children from Socially Disadvantaged or Culturally Different Environment.

The main goal of the training program based on the “Good Start” methodology is to increase the competences of pedagogical staff in pre-school facilities, thus contributing to the improvement of work with children, supporting healthy development and growth of children in terms of development of their social and emotional skills in early years

Framework for Parental Involvement

Framework for Parental Involvement

This framework is based on the results from the interviews and discussions with childcare professionals and managers at 15 nurseries/preschools in the period between January and March, 20017. In the search for the ideas, we have looked for the examples of good practises from the previous or ongoing Erasmus plus projects, in particular, the cases of the similar projects within Comenius/Erasmus plus project funding scheme in particular: the projects Parents Corner and Supporting Social and Emotional Competences of Preschool Children.

The Visibility Study

The Visibility Study

We collected key statistical data on migration in Greece, Czech Republic, Sweden, and United Kingdom to be able to identify the specific problems, which teachers and pedagogical personnel are facing in work with children from the different cultural and linguistic environment.