Free Language Development CPD Course
Seneca now offers seven free CPD courses to help teachers be better practitioners. Each course is written by experts in their fields and includes the latest in education theory and thinking. We offer CPD courses covering:
- Cognitive Science for Teachers Level 1
- Cognitive Science for Teachers Level 2
- Metacognition for Teachers
- Assessment for Teachers
- Literacy in Science
- Language Development for Teachers
- Dual Coding for Teachers
Complete our courses to become a Seneca Certified Educator.
Language Development for Teachers
Language Development for Teachers takes you through how language develops in children from a child's first words to becoming fluent in language. The course will help you to understand lexical development and will unpick the major theories of how language develops.
The theories explained in this course are:
- Behaviourism
- Interactionism
- Nativism
- Cognitivism
- Social constructionism
This course is perfect for teachers with a specific interest in linguistics and teachers looking to support students with low oracy skills.
Thank you to Dr Flavia Belham for writing this course.
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Become a Seneca Certified Educator
Completion of each course means you become a Seneca Certified Educator in that subject. You will receive a certificate on completion of the course which you can use towards your CPD portfolio.
