Coaching and implementation support

3a specialists from the University of Melbourne can offer customised coaching support to certified 3a Practitioners, Coaches and organisations to implement 3a strategies with fidelity.

3a Practioners are provided dedicated support to plan for and implement enriched caregiving strategies, conversational reading strategies and Learning Games with fidelity into their educational programs following training.

What you will learn

Gain contemporary skills and knowledge in the implementation of 3a teaching strategies.

Research has shown that the positive impact of early childhood education lies in the nature, quality and consistency of interactions between educators, and/or carers, and children.

The Abecedarian Approach Australia (3a) is a set of practical, evidence-based teaching strategies that enhance the quality of interactions with young children and support child development and learning. It is proven to have a positive impact on child, educator and family outcomes, with lasting change in children’s lives both before and after they start school.

Research has further shown that children’s learning is advanced when the 3a teaching strategies are implemented frequently and with fidelity. In turn, effective implementation of 3a strategies is enhanced when educators are supported by regular coaching. These coaching sessions are for certified 3a Practitioners wanting to effectively implement the 3a strategies into their educational programs so to advance young children’s learning outcomes.

The coaching sessions will support 3a practitioners to effectively:

Implement 3a teaching strategies as intended (with fidelity)
Plan and embed the 3a teaching strategies into educational programs plans
Plan and embed the 3a strategies in learning plans for individual children
Share the 3a strategies with families and carers to use in the home learning environment.

3a Coaches are provided dedicated support to assist them to effectively coach 3a practitioners in their organisation to plan for and implement enriched caregiving strategies, conversational reading strategies and Learning Games with fidelity into their educational programs following training

What you will learn

Gain contemporary skills and knowledge in coaching 3a Practitioners in your organisation to plan for and implement of 3a teaching strategies with fidelity

Research has shown that the positive impact of early childhood education lies in the nature, quality and consistency of interactions between educators, and/or carers, and children.

Research has further shown that children’s learning is advanced when the 3a teaching strategies are implemented frequently and with fidelity. In turn, effective implementation of 3a strategies is enhanced when educators are supported by regular coaching. Coaches, in turn, build confidence, knowledge and skills to support colleagues’ implementation of evidence-informed strategies when they are offered specialist support.

These coaching sessions are for certified 3a Coaches supporting educators in their organisation to effectively implement the 3a strategies into their educational programs so to advance young children’s learning outcomes

The coaching sessions will support 3a coaches to effectively:

Strengthen 3a Practitioners’ confidence and skills to implement 3a teaching strategies as intended (with fidelity)
To observe and provide feedback to 3a Practitioners on the mastery and fidelity of implementation of 3a teaching strategies
Support 3a Practitioners to reflect on their 3a practice and to set goals for 3a implementation
Support 3a Practitioners to plan and embed the 3a teaching strategies into educational programs plans through
Embed the 3a strategies in learning plans for individual children
Support 3a Practitioners to plan and embed 3a strategies with families and carers to use in the home learning environment
Track and monitor the mastery and fidelity of implementation of 3a strategies through record keeping

Organisations that have invested in 3a training and coaching are provided dedicated support to assist them to design and implement an evidence-informed plan to effectively support 3a practitioners and coaches in their organisation to plan for and implement enriched caregiving strategies, conversational reading strategies and Learning Games with fidelity into their educational programs following training

What you will learn

Gain contemporary skills and knowledge to adopt and embed an evidence-informed approach to implementing 3a across their organisation.

Research has shown that the positive impact of early childhood education lies in the nature, quality and consistency of interactions between educators, and/or carers, and children.

Research has further shown that children’s learning is advanced when the 3a teaching strategies are implemented frequently and with fidelity. In turn, effective implementation of 3a strategies is enhanced when educators are supported by regular coaching. Coaches, in turn, build confidence, knowledge and skills to support colleagues’ implementation of evidence-informed strategies when they are offered specialist support. Further, threshold conditions are key to the effective

These coaching sessions are for organisations that have invested in 3a training and coaching to effectively embed an evidence informed approach to implementing the 3a strategies into their educational programs so to advance young children’s learning outcomes

Organisations can work with 3a specialists to develop an evidence-informed approach to embedding and sustaining

The coaching sessions will support 3a organisations to effectively:

Align the 3a teaching strategies to their vision, philosophy and community
Design threshold conditions that enable organisations to embed 3a with fidelity
Use national, local and organisational data to design a robust and sustained approach to fidelity of 3a implementation across the organisation
Develop to track and monitor the impact of implementation of 3a strategies for educators, children and families