Welcome to Walton Under Fives Pre-School

Communication, Literacy and Language Stepping Stones

Have emerging self-confidence to communicate thoughts, ideas, and feelings and build up relationships Share and enjoy a wide range of rhymes, music, songs, poetry, stories and non-fiction books Link language with physical movement in action songs, rhymes and role-play experiences Learn from their environment that reflects the importance of language through signs, notices and books Provide opportunities for children to see adults writing and for children to experiment with writing for themselves through making marks, personal writing symbols and script Provide time to develop spoken language through conversations between adults and children, both one to one and in small groups Help children become aware of language and writing systems other than English, communication systems such as signing and Braille

Developing hand and eye coordination exploring mark making tools	Using their imagination which is reflected well through play experiences this traffic officer is directing the vehicles safely...this way please!

Communication, Language & Literacy Development

Sound Lotto helps develop skills such as concentration, listening, turn taking and communicating with others...now which one is it?	This sound game was great fun identifying familiar sounds inside the tubes and taking turns trying it out on their friends ...it’s pasta, no it’s jingle bells, or what is it?
As children develop their manipulative skills they have more control when using mark making tools and put their thoughts to paper... now what else do I need to do?