17/05/2026
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1. áááááŻáśá¸áááşáááˇáşáᏠâ Cambridge TKT: Young Learners
Young Learners áááşáááˇáş teacher áá
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Best for: Young Learner teaching ááᯠsystematic foundation áá˛áˇ á
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Focus: young learner learning, classroom activities, planning, assessment
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2. British Council TeachingEnglish Courses / CPD
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ááŽáážáŹ pronunciation teaching, classroom management, inclusive teaching, lesson planning, digital teaching, speaking/listening activities, grammar teaching, assessment á
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Focus: practical classroom resources + professional development
Priority: high â
3. British Council Primary Essentials
Young Learners áĄáá°á¸áááźááˇáş primary-age children ááᯠáááşáááşáááŻáááş Primary Essentials ááᯠáááşáááˇáşááŤáááşá British Council á áᎠcourse ááᯠyoung learners aged 7â11 ááᯠEnglish áááşáááˇáş áááŹ/áááŹááá˝áąáĄáá˝ááş primary teacher development course áĄááźá
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áᎠcourse á primary English teaching principles, lesson planning, curriculum-linked teaching, classroom practice á
ááŹáá˝áąááᯠfoundation ááąá¸áááŻááşááŤáááşá Young Learner class áĄáá
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áááˇáş institute áá˝áąáĄáá˝ááş teacher training package áá˛áážáŹ áááˇáşáááˇáşáá˛áˇ course ááŤá
Best for: 7â11 years old children ááᯠEnglish áááşáááˇáş teachers
Focus: primary English teaching methodology
Priority: high â
4. Trinity TYLEC â Teaching Young Learners Extension Certificate
Teacher á already qualified ááźá
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áşááŻááᯠserious áá˝áŹá¸ááťááşáááş Trinity College London TYLEC á top-tier option ááŤá Trinity á TYLEC ááᯠqualified English language teachers áá˝áą young learners aged 3â16 ááᯠáááşáááŻááşáááŻáˇ expertise áááŻá¸áááşá
áąáá˛áˇ specialist qualification áááŻáˇááąáŹáşááźááŹá¸ááŤáááşá áĄááąá¸ááźáŽá¸ááŹá TYLEC ááᯠBritish Council ááááşá¸ specialist young learner teaching qualification áĄááźá
áş áááşááśááŹá¸áááşáááŻáˇ Trinity official page áážáŹ ááąáŹáşááźááŹá¸ááŤáááşá
ááŤá beginner absolute-new teacher áĄáá˝ááşáááş teaching experience áážáááźáŽá¸ááŹá¸ teacher áá˝áąáĄáá˝ááş áááŻáááˇáşááąáŹáşááŤáááşá Trinity entry requirements áážáŹ initial teacher education qualification, áĽááᏠTrinity CertTESOL áááŻáˇ local state sector qualification, ideally 6 months teaching experience ááŤáááşáááˇáşáááşáááŻáˇ ááąáŹáşááźááŹá¸ááŤáááşá
Best for: serious Young Learner specialist ááźá
áşááťááşáá˛áˇ experienced teachers
Focus: resources, classroom management, lesson planning, teaching practice, young learner context
Priority: advanced/high â
5. International House CYLT â Certificate in Teaching Young Learners and Teenagers
International House Certificate in Teaching Young Learners and Teenagers ááááşá¸ reputable option ááŤá International House World Organisation official page áĄá áᎠcourse áá˛áˇ main aim á teachers áá˝áąááᯠYoung Learners áá˛áˇ áĄááŻááşááŻááşáááŻááşáĄáąáŹááş prepare ááŻááşááąá¸áááŻáˇ ááźá
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IH Milano page áážáŹááąáŹáˇ input sessions áá˝áąáá˛áážáŹ child development, classroom management, planning for young learners, materials, mixed abilities, error correction, listening/speaking, reading/writing, testing and assessment, games, classroom instructions and classroom language á
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Best for: practical training + young learner/teen classroom confidence áááŻá¸ááťááşáá°ááťáŹá¸
Focus: classroom management, child development, skills teaching, games, assessment
Priority: high â
6. Cambridge English Teaching Framework
Course áááŻááşááąáááˇáş teacher development roadmap áĄááźá
áş Cambridge English Teaching Framework ááᯠááŻáśá¸áááˇáşááŤáááşá áᎠframework á teacher áá
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Best for: teacher development plan, observation checklist, teacher portfolio
Focus: staged professional growth
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áááşáááˇáşáá˛áˇ Books / Official Resources
1. Teaching Languages to Young Learners â Lynne Cameron
Young Learners áááşáááˇáş teacher áááŻááşá¸áááşáááˇáşáá˛áˇ methodology book ááŤá Cambridge University Press á ááŻááşááŹá¸ááźáŽá¸ children being taught a foreign language classroom áá˛áážáŹ ááŹáá˝áąááźá
áşááąáááşáááŻááŹááᯠteacher/trainer áá˝áąááŹá¸áááşá
áąáááŻáˇ coherent theoretical framework ááąá¸ááŹá¸ááŤáááşá
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áŹáĄáŻááşá activity idea book áááŻááşááŤáá°á¸á Teacher áá
áşááąáŹááşáá˛áˇ thinking áááŻááźáąáŹááşá¸ááąá¸áá˛áˇ book ááŤá Children learn language differently áááŻááŹá task design, classroom activity, teacher decision, spoken language, literacy, vocabulary, grammar, assessment áá˝áąááᯠdeep framework áá˛áˇ á
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Read this for: theory foundation + professional thinking
Priority: No.1 methodology book â
2. Teaching Young Language Learners â Annamaria Pinter, Oxford University Press
Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers series áá˛á authoritative book ááŤá Oxford University Press description áĄá áᎠsecond edition áážáŹ CLIL, online learning, assessment, 21st century skills, childrenâs agency á
áá˛áˇ current trends áá˝áąááŤáááşááŤáááşá
Lynne Cameron book á theory-heavy ááźá
áşáááş Pinter book á modern young learner pedagogy ááᯠpractical-professional angle áá˛áˇááźááşá
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Read this for: modern YL pedagogy, assessment, CLIL, learner agency
Priority: very high â
3. The TKT Course: Young Learners Module â Cambridge University Press
Cambridge TKT: Young Learners ááźáąáááˇáşáá°áá˝áąáĄáá˝ááş direct preparation resource áĄááąáá˛áˇ ááŻáśá¸áááˇáşááŤáááşá TKT YL ááᯠserious ááźááşáááşáááŻáááş syllabus áá˛áˇáááŻááşáá˛áˇ preparation book áááŻááŤáááşá Cambridge University Press resource á TKT Young Learners preparation áĄáá˝ááş introduction materials ááąá¸ááŹá¸ááŤáááşá
Read this for: TKT Young Learners exam preparation
Priority: TKT ááźáąáááˇáşáá°áĄáá˝ááş áááźá
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4. Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners â Penny McKay & Jenni Guse
Cambridge University Press áá˛áˇ practical activity book ááŤá Cambridge description áĄá novice áá˛áˇ experienced teachers áážá
áşááťááŻá¸ááŻáśá¸áĄáá˝ááş young learner classroom áážáŹ enjoyable and motivating activities ááŻáśá¸áááŻááşáĄáąáŹááş resource áĄááźá
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Young Learner class áážáŹ teacher á âactivity bankâ ááážááááş class á flat ááźá
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áŹáĄáŻááşá warm-up, review, vocabulary recycling, transition activity, fast finisher activity, low-prep activity áá˝áąáĄáá˝ááş áĄááŻáśá¸áááşááŤáááşá
Read this for: practical classroom activities
Priority: high â
5. Teaching Young Learners to Think â Herbert Puchta & Marion Williams
English áááşáááşá¸ thinking skills á፠áááşááąáŹááşááťááşáá˛áˇ teacher áá˝áąáĄáá˝ááş recommend ááŻááşááŤáááşá Official description áĄá ááŽá
áŹáĄáŻááşáážáŹ photocopiable worksheets áá˛áˇ teacher notes ááŤáá˛áˇ activities 80 ááŤáááşááźáŽá¸ childrenâs foreign language competence áá˛áˇ basic thinking skills ááᯠáááźááŻááşáááş develop ááŻááşáááŻáˇ design ááŻááşááŹá¸ááŤáááşá
áᎠbook á ordinary ESL class ááᯠááᯠhigh-quality ááźá
áşáĄáąáŹááşááŻááşááąá¸áááŻááşááŤáááşá Vocabulary áááşááŻáśáááŻááşáᲠclassify, compare, predict, sequence, justify, notice, remember, imagine á
áá˛áˇ thinking operations áá˝áąáá˛áˇááťáááşááąá¸áááŻááşááŤáááşá
Read this for: English + thinking skills + deeper classroom tasks
Priority: high â
6. Cambridge Pre A1 Starters / A1 Movers / A2 Flyers Teacher Handbooks
Young Learner certificate class áááşáááşáááŻáááş official handbook ááááşáᲠáááşáᏠáááŻááşáááˇáşááŤáá°á¸á Cambridge official preparation page áážáŹ Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers, A2 Flyers Handbook for teachers, teacher essentials, wordlists, practical lesson ideas á
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Teacher á test paper ááźáąáááŻááşá¸ááŻáśáá˛áˇ exam preparation áááŻááşááŤáá°á¸á Wordlist, task type, speaking format, listening demands, reading/writing expectations, child-friendly assessment style áá˝áąááᯠááááŹá¸áááŤáááşá
Read this for: Cambridge YLE exam preparation
Priority: certificate class áááşáááşááᯠáááźá
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7. NAEYC Developmentally Appropriate Practice
Young Learners ááᯠáááşáá˛áˇ teacher áá
áşááąáŹááşá language teaching áááşáááŻááşáᲠchild development áááŻá፠áááááŤáááşá NAEYC áá˛áˇ Developmentally Appropriate Practice position statement á early childhood education professional practice áĄáá˝ááş principles and guidelines áá˝áąááᯠááąáŹáşááźááŹá¸ááŤáááşá
áᎠresource ááᯠEnglish teacher áá˝áąáĄáá˝ááş direct ELT book áááŻáˇááá°áááˇáşááŤáá°á¸á ááŤááąáááˇáş áĄáááşáááşáá˛áˇáááąá¸áá˝áąááᯠáááşáááˇáş teacher áĄáá˝ááş developmentally appropriate learning, emotional safety, play-based learning, individual differences, family/context awareness áá˝áąááᯠááŹá¸áááşá
áąáá˛áˇ foundational source ááŤá
Read this for: child development + age-appropriate teaching
Priority: very important â
8. Education Endowment Foundation â Phonics
Young Learners English áážáŹ phonics áááşáááşáááŻáááş evidence-based approach áááŻááŤáááşá Education Endowment Foundation áá˛áˇ Teaching and Learning Toolkit áážáŹ phonics approaches áá˝áąá early reading áĄáá˝ááş effective ááźá
áşááźáŽá¸ evidence security ááᯠhigh áááŻáˇááąáŹáşááźááŹá¸ááŤáááşá
Teacher áá˝áąá phonics ááᯠLetter-sound correspondence, blending, segmenting, decoding, phonological awareness, CVC words, sight words, early reading fluency áá˝áąááᯠsystematic ááźá
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Read this for: evidence-based phonics teaching
Priority: phonics teacher áĄáá˝ááş áááźá
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áĄááąáŹááşá¸ááŻáśá¸ Learning Order
Young Learners áááşáááˇáş teacher áá
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Stage 1 â Child Development Foundation
NAEYC Developmentally Appropriate Practice áááŻáááşááŤá áááąá¸áá˝áąááᯠmini-adults áááŻááááşááá°á¸áááŻááŹááᯠáĄáááşááŹá¸áááşááŤá
Stage 2 â ELT Young Learner Methodology
Lynne Cameron áá˛áˇ Teaching Languages to Young Learners áá˛áˇ Annamaria Pinter áá˛áˇ Teaching Young Language Learners áááŻáááşááŤá
Stage 3 â Classroom Techniques
Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners + Teaching Young Learners to Think áááŻááŻáśá¸ááźáŽá¸ songs, games, stories, movement, thinking tasks, vocabulary recycling activities áá˝áąáááşááąáŹááşááŤá
Stage 4 â Phonics and Early Literacy
EEF Phonics guidance áááŻáááşááźáŽá¸ phonics ááᯠsystematic approach áá˛áˇáááşááŤá
Stage 5 â Cambridge Young Learners Pathway
Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers, A2 Flyers official handbooks, wordlists, sample papers, speaking format áá˝áąáááŻááąáˇááŹááŤá
Stage 6 â Formal Teacher Qualification
Cambridge TKT: Young Learners ááᯠá
ááŤá Experience áááŹáááş Trinity TYLEC áááŻáˇ International House CYLT áááŻáááşáá˝áŹá¸ááŤá
Stage 7 â Continuous Professional Development
British Council TeachingEnglish courses/events/resources áá˛áˇ Cambridge English Teaching Framework áááŻááŻáśá¸ááźáŽá¸ monthly development plan ááŻááşááŤá
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