Current Issues in Language and Literacy with English as an Additional Language

ESSAY

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Childcare is the process that deals with various important activities important for the
growth of children. It helps in developing the child with safety and assists them in building skills
that are required for them to become successful in school. Children will develop emotional and
communication skills along with pre- literacy and literacy concepts. This essay is about the
discussion involved within literacy and language when English is an additional language.
Language development comprises of various cognitive skills. It involves learning new
words and speaking in the same (Anstey,and Bull, 2018). Language development helps in
supporting the ability of the children to communicate with others as well as to express and
understand their feelings. Multi literacy learning is the process that provides a platform for
teachers to reflect on the various styles involved within learning and use them to produce
numerous learning opportunities. It is important as the technology has created several ways have
endless possibilities for education while helping in aiming at the educational success for the
students.
MAIN BODY
Teachers play an important role in the fundamental changes during the delivery of multi
literacy program for children. They are responsible for establishing various conditions that will
develop the foundation for students to practice language in very meaningful context. It is one of
the main responsibility for the teachers to help student develop positive attitude in learning other
languages. Teacher must predict the needs and demands of students and communicating the same
so as to make these needs readily available. A teacher will continue to serve as a language model
for the children and will discover new ways that will assist in encouraging students to
communicate in very meaningful way. A teacher acts as a facilitator that will provide resources
to the students. Role of teachers includes:
A co- inquirer: This is regarding having strong social skills and assisting the students in
developing thinking practice that is not understandable otherwise. It helps them in having better
analysis of the relations and putt in values for the society (Kellner, 2021). Teachers makes an
expert guide where the students are known to be explorer of the knowledge. Being a co- inquirer
provides the teachers with establishing a social and symbolic interaction. They will be
continuous learners that will help the students develop within their transitions.