The Yellow Brick Road

Early English (Vvto)and the link with secondary education.

Carly Klein & Ton de Kraay

Start!All rise and shine....

The Yellow Brick Road?VVTO (Engels) or Early English teaching

1986: English as a subject in grades 7 & 8

2000: 8 primary schools offer Early English 11 schools offer German or French

2003: 15 primary schools offer Early English 15 schools offer German or French

2007: 70 primary schools offer Early English 51 schools offer German or French

2010 –‘11

Engels 448

Duits 30

Frans 28

Spaans 39

Getting organized...

• EarlyBird and others....• Inner Circle of PS teacher training

institutes• Knowledge Base • VVTO Platform• Standards• Conference ‘Early Language teaching on

the up and up’(Vvto in opmars!) May 12 Utrecht

On the up and up...• Research

• National standards

• Early English Minors

• In-service training

From Primary to Secondary education...

Different approaches...

• Speaking • BICS and CALP• CLIL• Context and Content• Involvement and interaction

Different solutions...

• Streaming or

• Mixed ability teachingor

• .....

Your turn...

• In primary schools they should....

• Before the children go to secondary school they.....

Your turn...(2)

• In secondary schools they should....

• The children in secondary school should.....

Questions?