English for Early Childhood Education
Speaking
1. Discussion/ Presentation topics
- The contribution of a child’s socioeconomic background to the success of early education
- Does attending preschool improve a child’s vocabulary?
- Approaches to make early childhood curriculum effective
- Family influences on the development of a child’s behavior
- The role of play in learning and criteria for successful play-based learning
- The first twelve months of child growth and development
- Cognitive and motor skills as necessary skills during child development
- Does excessive television or tablet-viewing affect child development?
- Common parenting styles to boost child development
- The benefits of books in a growing child
- The benefits of chatting with caretakers to the growth of a child
- The effects of poor dieting/ sleep disorders on early childhood development
References
https://academeter.com/early-childhood-education-essay-topics/
2. Design of a successful presentation
Design slides like academic paragraphs using PEE:
- Point – As the title of your slides
- Evidence – As the points of your slides
- Explanation – As your speech in the presentation
Make the evidence visual:
PowerPoint is a visual medium; its purpose is to help an audience visualise what the speaker is saying. The purpose of a presentation should not be information transfer, it should be about enabling understanding and encouraging further action or research.
The best way to make your slides more visual is to use images and diagrams as the evidence to support or illustrate your main point (your slide title). For example, if you want to show the results of a survey, pie charts or line charts are useful figures to display such information.
Microsoft has offered several templates for academic presentation. They are available at this link. (Link: https://templates.office.com/en-us/Academic-presentation-pinstripe-and-ribbon-design-widescreen-TM03431380)