Good Start Early Childhood Education Conference 2023

Themed "Effecting Change in Our Classrooms, this conference is focused on providing practical handles for early childhood practitioners and parents. We hope to inspire, inform and equip conference attendees to be agents of change wherever they are planted.

Hence, each of the presentations this year will cover either one or more of the following three interconnected strands:

(1) Early Childhood Theories, Practices and Strategies

(2) Early Intervention and Inclusive Practices

(3) Mental Well-being of Children and Teachers

There are 4 main segments in this years' conference.

(1) AM Plenary (Keynote Speech + Little Heroes of Inclusion Award Ceremony)

- all participants will attending the AM session together

(2) PM Break Out A

- participants may choose (1) session out of 13 options

(3) PM Break Out B

- participants may choose (1) session out of 14 options

(4) PM Break Out C

- participants may choose (1) session out of 13 options

You may click on each of the sessions to read the synopsis!

融合班级中幼儿学习需求的应对策略 by James Ling Jian 凌健 (KLC International Institute)

情绪教育“动”起来 by Ban Lee Chin 万老师 (NTUC First Campus Co-Operative) and Cynthia Choo 周老师 (Yishun Methodist Mission)

释放出以儿童为中心的文档的力量：教育者与儿童之间的共同规划和共同学习 by Ng Shu Ping and Zeng Min 曾敏 (Anglican Preschool Services)

请你了解我，走进我的世界 Getting to know more about children with additional needs by Doris Yee (AWWA)

让我们一起玩吧！如何通过建立关系来培育有包容性的学习环境 by Elaine Ng (The Learning Connections)

课堂绘本阅读: 读什么怎么读 Shared Book Reading in Class: What to Read and How to Read by Dr. Sun He (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University)

如何在学前教室使用“结构化教学法 How to implement the concept of Structure Teaching in preschool classroom? by Doris Yee Ching Yen (AWWA)

学前儿童的行为辅导 by Sun Ying (Anglican Preschool Services)

提升幼教老师幸福感的策略 by Huang Fang and Yannie Soo (National Institute of Early Childhood Development)

You may click on each of the sessions to read the synopsis!

The Power of Therapeutic Play in the Classroom by Raine Too (Little Marvels Therapy) and Grace Lim (Creative Play Lab)

Positive Behaviour Interventions and Supports (PBIS): Promoting positive behaviours and social-emotional competence in young children by Iris Chen and Jerlyn Leong (Community Psychology Hub)

The ABCs of Early Literacy Intervention by Wendy New (Imagine If and Singapore University of Social Sciences)

Identifying Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in the Preschool Classroom by Caroline Lee (Singapore Institute of Technology) and Dr. Shaun Goh (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University)

Symbolic Literacy: Substitution and Visual Modelling as the Central Actions of Learning Activity by Galina Dolya (Key to Learning International)

The Art of Reading Children's Drawings by Dr. Rebecca Chan (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University)

The What and How of Teaching Values to Preschool Children by Dr. Sandra Wu, Dr. Christina Lim-Ratnam and Ms. Karunambiga Subramanian (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University)

Building Strong Foundations: Supporting the development of self-regulation skills in the classroom by Dr. Ng Ee Lynn (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University)

Being a Heart-Centred Educator by Dr. Geraldine Teo-Zuzarte (St. Joseph's Institution International Preschool)

Is there a "type" to be a Special Ed Teacher? by Dr. Pamela Lim (Singapore University of Social Sciences)

Cultivating Higher Order Thinking through LEGO Play by Alicia Yah (Presbyterian Preschool Services)

Some-THINK to Play: Transform effortless explorations into conscious efforts to support children’s learning by Tracy Er (Presbyterian Preschool Services)

Harnessing the Power of Your Visual Mind for Lesson Planning by Goh Ai Yat and Joyce Chua (PictureThink Academy by Infiniskills)

Social and Emotional Learning Using Puppetry by Juliana Geetha, Hadjirul Eliona Francisco and Liang Hong (Anglican Preschool Services)

The Power of Self-Directed Learning in Developing Engaged and Independent Learners by Wendy New (Imagine If and Singapore University of Social Sciences)

Building Social Communication Skills for Better Behaviour Regulation and Academic Learning by Chithra Kathiresan (Connect and Communicate)

The Social Skills Taxonomy for Children with Social Communication Challenges by Nurhayati Ismail (Autism Partnership)

Promoting Young Children's Cognitive Development Through Mediating Learning by Dr. Lucy Pou Kwee Hoon (L.A.M.P. Learning)

Communication and Literacy Strategies in the Inclusive Preschool Classroom by Bernard Tan (Dinosaur Speech Therapy)

Collaborative Exploration in the Design and Implementation of The Making Every Preschool Inclusive (MEPI) Training Programme for Early Childhood Inclusion by Tee Yi and Janice Leong (Rainbow Centre)

Active Listening Builds Resilience by Dr. Tsao I Ting (Redwood Psychology)

Making the Learning Environment Inspiring (MEI) through Visible Thinking Routines (Harvard Graduate School of Education) to Celebrate Children’s Thinking and Understanding by Eileen Boey (Presbyterian Preschool Services)

Practical Ways to help Your Child Develop Language and Communication Skills by Jean Foo (The Colourful Mind)

Let's Play Together! A Relational Approach to Building An Inclusive Classroom Community by Elaine Ng (The Learning Connections)

Universal Design for Learning: Removing Barriers and Enabling Learning Everything Everywhere All At Once by Esther Kwan (Grace Orchard School)

Social Thinking leads to Good Social Skills, Everywhere, Everytime by Chithra Kathiresan (Connect and Communicate)

Positive Behaviour Interventions and Supports by Eulisia Er (Singapore University of Social Sciences)

Understanding and Counteracting Ableism in the Preschool Classroom by Celine Kim (National Institute of Early Childhood Education)

Culturally Responsive Practices in Early Childhood Education by Farhana Ali (Centre for Applied Practice in Education)

Connecting Bridges with Parents of Children with Disability by Faridah Ali Chang (Rainbow Centre)

An Inclusion Model for Singapore Preschools by Christina Van Huizen (Community Psychology Hub)

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore, Singapore