Nursery World - Radio appeals to children's senses

Anew radio project wants to encourage young children to 'see' with their ears. The 'Let's Make Radio' project promotes radio as an essential tool in the development of listening and speaking skills in early years children. The scheme, developed in partnership with Abracadabra!, the children's radio service, encourages childcarers and teachers to embrace the opportunities radio can bring.

The 'Let's Make Radio' project promotes radio as an essential tool in the development of listening and speaking skills in early years children. The scheme, developed in partnership with Abracadabra!, the children's radio service, encourages childcarers and teachers to embrace the opportunities radio can bring.

Susan Stranks, director of Abracadabra! and the charity Children 2000, explained the thinking behind the project. She said, 'Radio is a distinctly different medium to television. It's more active than passive.

'Children must learn to listen and speak before they can learn to read and write. Radio adds so much fun to the process and draws out the shyest children. It has a crucial place in helping early years children listen and respond. With radio you can listen, move, dance and read along with it.'

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