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Learning and play

Information on playing with your children, helping them learn and build skills.

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Babies

  1. Play and learning for babies

    Tips for playing with your baby so they start learning early on.

  2. Speak to your child in the language you know best

    Why it's important to speak in the language you know best. Tips for speaking, reading and writing in your language.

  3. Tummy time

    Helping your baby to exercise with tummy time.

  4. How to build your child's literacy skills from birth to year 2

    How to give your child a good start with reading and language.

  5. How to build your child's numeracy skills from birth to year 2

    Tips on how to build your child's skills in maths, measurement and patterns.

Toddlers

  1. Play Learn Grow – text message program

    If you are a parent or carer of a 2 year old child in Victoria don’t miss your chance to participate in the Play Learn Grow Text Message Program to support your child’s learning and development.

  2. Play based learning for toddlers

    How to encourage learning through play with your toddler.

  3. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills

    How to build science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills in your child.

  4. Speak to your child in the language you know best

    Why it's important to speak in the language you know best. Tips for speaking, reading and writing in your language.

  5. How to build your child's literacy skills from birth to year 2

    How to give your child a good start with reading and language.

  6. How to build your child's numeracy skills from birth to year 2

    Tips on how to build your child's skills in maths, measurement and patterns.

Preschoolers

  1. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills

    How to build science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills in your child.

  2. Play-based learning for preschoolers

    Preschoolers learn by playing and there are things you can do to support them.

  3. Moving from kindergarten to school

    Information on transition statements for children moving from kindergarten to school

  4. Speak to your child in the language you know best

    Why it's important to speak in the language you know best. Tips for speaking, reading and writing in your language.

  5. How to build your child's literacy skills from birth to year 2

    How to give your child a good start with reading and language.

  6. How to build your child's numeracy skills from birth to year 2

    Tips on how to build your child's skills in maths, measurement and patterns.

  7. Find a language program

    The different services that offer language programs to children and young people.

School age

  1. Repeating a year level

    Repeating a school year is sometimes thought of as a way for children or young person who are not performing as well as their peers to catch up or mature over an extra 12 months.

  2. Student reports and parent-teacher conferences

    When student reports are given out and what they include. What happens in a parent-teacher conference and how to prepare.

  3. Speak to your child in the language you know best

    Why it's important to speak in the language you know best. Tips for speaking, reading and writing in your language.

  4. How to build your child's literacy skills from birth to year 2

    How to give your child a good start with reading and language.

  5. How to build your child's numeracy skills from birth to year 2

    Tips on how to build your child's skills in maths, measurement and patterns.

  6. How to build your child's literacy skills from years 3 to 6

    How to help build your child's skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing during school years.

  7. How to build your child's numeracy skills from years 3 to 6

    Tips on how to build your child's skills in maths and numeracy during their school years.

  8. Home school your child

    What home schooling involves, your responsibilities, how to register for home schooling and get support.

  9. Combine school and home education

    ​How you can combine home schooling with subjects at a government school, your responsibilities, your child's attendance at school.

  10. Homework

    ​Types of homework your child may be given, how you can help them with homework, homework in secondary school

  11. Selective entry high school practice tests

    Use these practise tests to help prepare for the selective entry high school entrance exam.

  12. Student scholarships

    Payments to help you with the cost of your child's education. Available scholarships, how to apply and tips.

  13. Books for 2020 government school Prep students and their families

    The 2020 Prep bag contains five children’s books for every Prep student attending a Victorian Government school. Selected by a panel of teachers, librarians and literacy experts, these books are for families to keep and enjoy with their child at home.

  14. Find a language program

    The different services that offer language programs to children and young people.

Children with additional needs

  1. Disability support for young children

    Information on services to support children with additional needs, including the move to the NDIS.

  2. Understanding hearing loss

    What hearing loss is, what it means for your child's education and where to go for extra help.

  3. Support for children with additional needs in early childhood

    Early intervention services, starting childcare and support at kindergarten.

  4. Understanding vision impairment

    What vision loss or blindness means for your child's education.

  5. Getting assessed for vision impairment

    Different ways to get your child's vision tested and support after an assessment.

  6. Disability rights and responsibilities

    What the law says, your child's rights and education provider responsibilities.

  7. Hearing assessments

    Where you can get your child's hearing tested and how to find communication support.

  8. Help for children with additional needs at kindergarten

    What do do if your child needs additional support at kindergarten due to disability or developmental delay.

  9. Support at school for students with vision impairment

    Visiting specialist teachers, the Statewide Vision Resource Centre and the expanded core curriculum.

  10. Support in early childhood for hearing loss

    Early intervention services for hearing loss, starting childcare and support at kindergarten.

  11. Reasonable adjustments

    Changes to the way your child is supported in their learning, the school environment and additional supports.

  12. Working with education providers if your child has additional needs

    Talking to teachers, support at meetings and making decisions about your child's education.

  13. Support for children with hearing loss

    Support and information for families when their baby or young child is diagnosed with a hearing impairment.

  14. Starting school for children with additional needs

    Planning for primary school, meeting with support groups and sharing information.

  15. Support at school for students with additional needs

    Learning support, accessible buildings and equipment, specialist staff and other programs.

  16. 2020 school leavers and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

    2020 school leavers and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

  17. Disability Inclusion: extra support for children with disability

    Disability Inclusion is part of the Government’s approach to inclusive education. It will help make sure that children with disability can take part in their learning on the same basis as a student without disability.

  18. Student support groups for children with additional needs

    Working with your child's school to make decisions about their education.

  19. Program for Students with Disabilities (PSD)

    Extra funding to help government schools support students with disability and high needs.

  20. The NDIS and schools

    Applying for the NDIS and how it can affect your child at school.

  21. Moving to secondary school for students with additional needs

    Planning the move from year 6 to year 7 and what parents and schools can do.

  22. Leaving school and career planning - students with disability

    Life after school, work experience, careers and further education.

  23. Getting to and from school for students with disability

    Help with travel for students at specialist schools.

  24. Understanding autism

    What autism means for your child's education, and finding support and advice.

  25. Getting assessed for autism

    Autism assessment and what happens next.

  26. Support at school for students with autism

    Programs and resources to support autistic students at school.

  27. Understanding learning difficulties

    Dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD and what they mean for your child's education.

  28. Getting assessed for learning difficulties

    How teachers assess your child's learning and can identify a learning difficulty.

  29. How you can support your child with additional needs at home

    Working with education providers, homework and support for parents.

  30. Understanding intellectual disability

    What intellectual disability means for your child's education and where to find support and advice.

  31. Understanding physical disability and health care needs

    What physical disability and health care needs mean for your child's education.

  32. Getting assessed for intellectual disability

    How learning needs and intellectual development is assessed by teachers and psychologists.

  33. Extra support from specialist staff

    Help from psychologists, speech pathologists and other health professionals at school.

  34. Extra learning support for students with additional needs

    Includes how teachers assess, plan for and support your child's learning.

  35. Support for students with high care needs

    Training to meet your child’s high medical needs and support if they're away from school for a long time.

  36. Making school buildings and equipment accessible

    How schools can be more accessible and apply for funding for extra equipment.

  37. Understanding communication needs

    What speech, language and communcation needs mean for your child's education.

  38. Speech, language and communication assessment

    How teachers and speech pathologists assess your child's communication needs.

  39. Travel training for students at specialist school

    Learning to travel independently, keeping your child safe.

  40. Support at school for hearing loss

    Finding a school, reasonable adjustments and visiting teachers.

  41. Program support groups

    Working with the kindergarten to support your child with additional needs

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