* Planning an environment that reflects the importance of language through signs, notices and books (p44)
* Providing opportunities for children to see adults writing and for children to experiment with writing for themselves through making marks, personal writing symbols and conventional script (p44)
* Providing time and opportunities to develop spoken language through conversations between children and adults, both one-to-one and in small groups, with particular awareness of, and sensitivity to, the needs of children for whom English is an additional language, using their home language when appropriate (p44) Early learning goals
* Enjoy listening to and using spoken and written language, and readily turn to it in their play and learning (p50)
* To know that print carries meaning and, in English, is read from left to right and from the top of the page to the bottom (p62)
* Attempt writing for different purposes, using features of different forms such as lists, stories and instructions (p64) Stepping stones
* Show interest in illustrations and print in books as well as print in the environment (p62)
* Use writing as a means of recording and communicating (p64)
