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• Emphasis on the acquisition and further development of your child’s language
• The need for clear communication skills
• The enabling of your child to express their needs
• Language specific to number, writing skills and preparatory reading skills
• Listening to language with enjoyment through stories, poetry and singing
• Developing listening skills to enable your child to carry out tasks
• Playroom activities planned specifically to include appropriate language
• Specific language used to illustrate the relevant theme or topic translated through
role play
• Enjoy books
• Recognition of the written word
• Express feelings through role play, puppets and recall