Communication and language does not just include speaking and the development of vocabulary, while we recognise the vast importance of these it is important to remember that we communicate in a variety of different ways and rely on multiple strategies to become effective communicators.
- Children are learning how to listen and attain including the ability to discriminate one sound from another, this ranges vastly from distinguishing the voice of a loved one to hearing a single sound in a spoken word.
- Children are developing their understanding of words, context and beginning to build sentences that express and share their ideas in different ways.
- Children are learning to speak and confidently and share their ideas, their experience, their interests and creativity.