Paige has a very strong interest in writing and has done so for some time now. Every day at KIDSPACE , she can be seen at some stage, pen in hand, practicing forming symbols that represent letters.
Recently I noticed her at the literacy table, very focused on what she was doing, and it was clearly obvious that she was attempting to put her thoughts down on paper. She would gaze off into the distance momentarily, before proceeding to write, telling a story as she did so. Later on in the day, I observed her doing the same in the playdough area writing a shopping list. I knew it was a shopping list, as I could hear her naming the items as she wrote.
Paige is developing an understanding that symbols can be "read" by others and that thoughts, experiences, and ideas can be represented through words, pictures, print, numbers, sounds, shapes, models, and photographs. She is also developing a familiarity with print and its uses, by exploring and observing the use of print in activities that have meaning and purpose for children. Monica.
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