Language Development
Language development is the process by which children come to understand and communicate during early childhood. Language development includes both receptive and expressive communication. Language skills are important as children show comprehension of the meanings behind words, putting words together in a sentence in order to communicate and understanding directions and information given by others.
Learn another language
Weekly language classes run by qualified language teachers allow the children to develop greater mental flexibility whilst developing an appreciation for other cultures. The classes incorporate arts/craft, singing, songs, puppets, visuals, games and stories.
Home Readers
Same books as used in schools. Short story books available for children to borrow and take home in preparation for kindergarten.
Story
Making
Circle activities for children to make their own told stories, use puppets and design books to increase literacy understanding.
Show and Tell
Daily sessions allowing the children to develop their language skills through sharing information of something meaningful to them.
How Language Development Milestones Are Achieved
In the Nursery
In our nursery, the educators model language and encourage children to express themselves through language in a range of contexts and for a range of purposes. This enables the children to respond verbally or non-verbally to what they see, hear, touch, feel and taste.
For Explorers
In our explorers room, educators provide a literacy enriched environment, which enables the children to view and listen to printed, visual and multimedia texts and respond with relevant gestures, actions, comments and/or questions.
For Pre School
In our preschool room, children are encouraged to interact with others to explore ideas and concepts, clarify and challenge thinking and negotiate and share new understandings. Children will begin to understand key literacy and numeracy concepts and processes, such as the sounds of language, letter-sound relationships, concepts of print and the ways that texts are structured.