Language, Literacy and Communication Skills

Children are immersed in language experiences and activities and will be encouraged to communicate their needs, feelings and thoughts. Members of staff encourage children to listen to both adults and other children in conversation, to talk confidently in a variety of situations, to develop an enthusiasm for books of all kinds and to develop early literacy skills. Children will be read to daily in both individual and group situations. We regularly visit the local library where children can enjoy books and select books to read in the nursery. For the first time last year with the support of parents, some children joined the reading challenge and were very proud to receive their medals and certificates. There are a variety of mark making materials both indoors and outdoors and circle time which takes place daily along with show and tell provides the ideal opportunity to both speak and listen. Being a bilingual nursery children are exposed to both Welsh and English on a daily basis.