Monica and I had another informative 2nd day of the literacy and numeracy course. Most of the morning was spend looking at brain development and how this impacts on literacy. Also how children engage and learn in early childhood settings. Judith has sent us an email with some very interesting information and links. We discussed the different numeracy concepts that children learn from an early age, and then how they develop through to more complex concepts, for example 'more or less' are comparing things; 'upside down' is about position and direction; 'grouping and matching' are about counting; and 'big and little' are about measurement.
As an extension of the literacy area that I set up, I have taken photos of visual literacy within the local community and displayed these on the wall. I want to engage children in conversation surrounding these and use representation and recall to extend their learning.
Ainslee
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