This document provides 10 things to consider when planning for very young learners (VYL). It recommends familiarizing yourself with child development, early learning goals, and the Global Scale of English for Young Learners. It also suggests setting appropriate equipment and resources, cooperating with other teachers, planning for diversity and inclusion, adding variety, planning parental involvement, being flexible to plan for the unplanned, reflecting on lessons, and creating your own customized planning checklist.

1. 10 Things To Consider
When Planning For VYL
Mehtap Özer Isović
International University of Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina

4. Long-term planning provides for an overview of the year.

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Year-at-a-Glance

7. Short-term planning reflects the particular interests and
needs of the children at that time, and must be responsive,
on a daily basis, to the changes in children’s ideas.

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12. FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF
WITH THE BASICS
✔CHILD DEVELOPMENT
✔ELGs - THE EARLY LEARNING GOALS
✔GLOBAL SCALE OF ENGLISH FOR YOUNG
LEARNERS (GSE 10-21 BELOW A1)

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✔CHILD DEVELOPMENT

14. ✔ELGs - THE EARLY LEARNING GOALS

15. Communication and language (C&L) ELGs
•Listening and Attention
•Understanding
•Speaking

16. https://www.english.com/blog/download-gse-young-learners/
✔GLOBAL SCALE OF ENGLISH FOR YOUNG
LEARNERS (GSE 10-21 BELOW A1)

17. SETTING & EQUIPMENT & RESOURCES

18. COOPERATE WITH
THE OTHER TEACHERS

21. Find a critical buddy

22. Plan peer observations
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24. ✔provides you with a better idea about the
children before having English classes with
them.
✔Languages
✔How they learn
✔Relevant cultural practices
✔ likes, dislikes & fears
✔Special considerations

27. PLAN FOR DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Consider diverse needs and backgrounds of all students to create a learning environment
where all students feel valued and where all students have equal access to learn.

28. •Different Cultural Backgrounds

29. •Different Cultural Backgrounds
•Children with Special Needs

30. •Different Cultural Backgrounds
•Children with Special Needs
•Bilingual Children

31. ADD VARIETY

32. ✔Theme Days
Add Variety

33. ✔Theme Days
Add Variety

34. ✔Theme Days
Add Variety

35. ✔Outdoor Classes
Add Variety

36. ✔Story Time
Add Variety

37. PLAN FOR A PARENTAL WEB
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38. ✔Plan for more parent involvement
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39. PLAN THE UNPLANNED

40. Planning should be flexible and responsive.

41. PLAN THE UNPLANNED / Plan more activities

42. PLAN THE UNPLANNED / Go with the Flow

43. ‘Cheese Wedge’ Method

44. PLAN FOR REFLECTION

45. Self-reflection / Journals

46. • What worked well? Why?
• What did not work well? Why?
What will I change next time?
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47. Self-reflection / Voice Recording

48. Self-reflection / Mind Maps

49. Self-reflection / Checklists
SHORT TERM PLANNING CHECKLIST
I have identified clear learning outcomes taken from each strand of objectives.
Teaching, learning, tasks & activities relate to the learning outcomes.
I have used a range of teaching strategies, including whole class, small group, paired
and peer led.
My individual lessons have been connected to each other and they have built on prior
learning.
I have used a range of exciting and relevant resources, including authentic texts, audio,
visual, ICT and concrete resources.
There was a flow from receptive to productive skills.
A range of learning styles are accommodated, including multisensory approaches and
provision for pupils with SEN and/or learning or language difficulties.
Word and Sentence level work put into practice in pupils’ own speaking and writing,
rather than practice exercises

50. Self-reflection / A TEFL Recipe Book

51. YOUR OWN CUSTOMIZED CHECKLIST

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