All Modules B6-Development Matters in the early years | Page 32

laying and Exploring, Active Learning, and Creating and Thinking Critically support children’s learning across all areas

observing what a child is learning
what adults could do
69. Physical development is according to age. Eyes are
developing right. Eye hand coordination improves over time,
allowing child to coordinate intentional moves. Arms are
gaining strength, and communication with gestures and
See Communication and Language above
sounds is allowing child to express needs and feelings.
Birth - 11
months

Children’s later writing is based on skills and
understandings which they develop as babies and
toddlers. Before they
can write, they need to learn to use spoken language to
communicate. Later they learn to write down the words
they can say.

Enabling Environments:
what adults could provide
Create a language rich environment and a print rich
environment

An adult response to children’s scribbling determines their
future relation and confidence with writing.

Respond to message rather than form

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