Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) Program

ELLA is a child-centred programme specifically aimed at children in the year before school and has commenced for the 3-day children in Japanese. It includes a suite of materials, including apps, resource material and educator support networks, developed through ELLA to support the effective delivery of early language learning in preschool services. The Polyglots are the ELLA play-based applications (‘the apps’), custom developed for language learning on mobile tablet devices. The apps provide children the opportunity to develop recognition of the different sounds and concepts of another language through play-based learning. Children are introduced to words, sentences and songs in the language and through age appropriate experiences and practices in the Japanese language.