What could Words Grow Minds look like for you? Add your thoughts to the discussion board by Raising Literacy Australia

2024-05-28 05:36:36 UTC

Sharing resources with our families and engaging them in different activities that incorporate talk, play, read and sing.

Often I talk to parents about connecting children’s feelings and emotions to books to help support the message of how they can work through these big feelings. It not only gives child ideas and concepts to think about but also parents who may need help with their emotions too.

2024-05-28 23:43:46 UTC

wordsgrowminds — 2024-05-30 02:41:51 UTC

Great to read how you will work closely with families to learn how they talk, play, read and sing at home and then provide some more ways to di it every day. As you move forward in the modules you should find some great tips and resources too!

The next generation of Early Childhood Educators

2024-05-30 06:53:56 UTC

At UniSA, in our Early Years Initial Teacher Education programs we have informed student teachers' understanding of the importance of early brain development, so it was awesome to see the Centre for the Developing Child research being used in Words Grow Minds to build parents' awareness of the serve and return nature of parent-baby interactions! I will encourage our next generation of Early Childhood Teacher and Educators to engage with this training to reinforce the consistency of the MGM message as they go out into schools, centres and services to support families

2024-06-04 08:02:53 UTC

So important to have a consistent and clear message for families with evidence based research to support it. Love the resources, multimedia platforms being used and the opportunity to integrate government and non government services. Brilliant!

2024-06-19 10:50:33 UTC

I work in childcare. We have already started to deliver the key messages on our socials regularly to build on their knowledge. I am planning on making a display in my centre to once again highlight the key messages of the campaign and their importance for children's brain development. I will add an example of the resource pack too show families what is available. I will also link families to outside services that can provide the pack and also help support them in taking part with their children. We already talk to families about their children's development but I want to also deliver these messages to families individually

This would be something our team could learn and grow our knowledge and share with children and families as well as local community.

2024-07-06 03:43:43 UTC

2024-07-09 02:41:43 UTC

I'm excited to incorporate Words Grow Minds education and resources into our existing programs - I'm picturing visible posters and cards around during playgroup, and a specific activity each week. I'm also excited to incorporate Words Grow Minds into our parenting education groups - making sessions practical and fun, but most importantly enhancing the potential of the wonderful little people with work with!

engaging with families for now & then

2024-07-12 04:58:25 UTC

for me, 2 most important aspects jumped out

1- interactive screen times - not only support modern life for the children and families; but also allows children & adults to maintain connection as children grows into teens. Adults' connection & acknowledgement of & engagement with technology may support children to report uncomfortable & unsafe online interactions to the responsible adults in family

2 Conversational tun-taking and it's links to brain-building - discuss the importance of everyday interactions in family spaces

I am looking forward to exploring the website more. I love, love, love how you have put in so much work to make the sharing of this campaign and messages so smooth for the rest of us. Clear and simple

2024-07-20 07:30:25 UTC

By integrated approach to language development and early literacy. In everyday activities, taking, reading,and singing is embedded in the daily routine

2024-09-17 11:58:31 UTC

I work in children's programming for a public library. We have always had a focus on reading and song in early childhood development, through this program I am developing new ways to incorporate Talk and Play; including obstacle courses and show and tell at the library. We love the Words Grow Minds campaign, the song plays on our children's TV a few times a day and always prompts staff and our regular children to stop and have a dance and a sing along.

2024-12-18 00:48:44 UTC