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Communication, language and literacy

Principles * Providing time and opportunities to develop spoken language through conversations between children and adults, both one-to-one and in small groups (p44)
Principles

* Providing time and opportunities to develop spoken language through conversations between children and adults, both one-to-one and in small groups (p44)

* Being immersed in an environment rich in print and possibilities for communication (p45) Early learning goals

* Use talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas, feelings and events (p58)

* Use language to imagine and recreate roles and experiences (p58)

* Attempt writing for different purposes, using features of different forms such as lists, stories and instructions (p64) Stepping stones

* Question why things happen and give explanations (p50)

* Know information can be relayed in the form of print (p62)

* Draw and paint, sometimes giving meanings to marks (p64)