Unit 3.5 WB: Develop emergent literacy skills of children

Understand the language and communication needs of children

Understand the characteristics of a language rich environment

Be able to support children’s language and communication needs

Understand strategies which support emergent literacy

Be able to plan activities to support emergent literacy

  • 5.1 Plan for children’s participation in activities which support and extend emergent literacy
  • 5.2 Use strategies to plan activities which encourage: speaking and listening, reading, sustained shared thinking, writing, digital literacy

Be able to lead activities which support emergent literacy

  • 6.1 Lead an activity to support and extend emergent literacy
  • 6.2 Identify benefits to children’s holistic learning and development when supporting emergent literacy

Be able to review how planned activities support emergent literacy

  • 7.1 Evaluate how planned activities support emergent literacy in relation to current frameworks
  • 7.2 Analyse own role in relation to planned activities
  • 7.3 Make recommendations for meeting children’s individual literacy needs

Be able to work with parents/carers in a way which encourages them to take an active role in their child’s play, learning and development

  • 8.1 Work with parents/carers in a way which encourages them to take an active role in their child’s play, learning and development

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