E1 + E2: The Importance Of Communication

Unit 2 assignment

E1 + E2
Communication and language is essential to communicate, whether it be speaking, reading, or signing to others. From the age of birth babies will use “sound, gestures and symbols” (P.Tassoni, 2007 pg 44) to communicate to express their needs. For example a baby at the age of 6 weeks will express “cooling, making cooling sounds to show pleasure” (P.Tassoni, 2007 pg 44) But at the age of 18- 24 months babies will begin to put together two or more words to create a mini sentence. These are world’s to create a mini sentence. This is a baby’s way of singling others language development is progressing “Toddlers begin to combine worlds to make sentences” (P.Tassoni, 2007 pg 44)
From birth babies do not know how to separate
At the age of 4 children are able to play and interact within a group activity, they are also able to take turns. Children at the age of 4 can wash and dry their hands, dresses themselves in the morning, and are able to brush their teeth. “Dress and undress alone, but may have difficulty with shoelaces” Social milestones for a 4 year old are the important steps that children go through at that age. For example a child at 4 years is able to hold a knife and fork correctly, and is able to use the toilet correctly as well as
It highlight the gaps in other development and enables practitioner’s to change their practice to plan to meet the needs of individual children within their settings. Using the revised EYFS it allows practitioner’s to plan through their observation by marking of what individual children have achieved and not achieved. When observing a child it is essential to not breach confidentiality, so not stating the schools name, address, or child’s name maintain confidentiality. Being objective within observation allows every practitioner to have a clear picture of what was going on.so being objective is recording only what is happening and not what you think is happening as this can affect the planning ahead for that individual child. Also working with parents and carers in a parent partnership, discussing with them about their child’s progression and achieve meant through observation allows practitioner’s to suggest and set activities to do within the home to carry the learning on back into home. Looking at staff ratio’s is always good as this can implement on a child’s observation. Making sure you leave enough time to observe the child, and to complete all paperwork can affect the implication through