Wizzy's Words AEL | Set 2 – B | Baby to Toddler
Wizzy’s Words Active Early Learning (AEL)
Laying the foundations for language development, reading and learning
#freeresources for #earlychildhooddevelopment & #learning
SHARE OFTEN AND ACTIVELY FROM BIRTH TO 5 PLUS
Set 2 (A – D) – Baby to Toddler Stage (building on Set 1 AEL resources)
Also see accompanying videos for guidance/modelling of actions
Use regularly for fun and active language play. If sharing with older children add props such as stuffed toys and puppets. Infants prefer, infant directed speech, often referred to as baby babble or baby talk, in their first year as opposed to adult directed speech. Infants also soon enjoy music and rhythm, in line with their innate natural rhythm. From hearing to saying to singing and moving to a rhythm, all aid early development and the development of learning and reading readiness. The key spoken words embedded in the resources are taken from measures of spoken word frequency and are also key for successful lifelong learning.
In the baby to toddler stage babies generally move from lying and supported sitting and rolling to:
Independent sitting and rolling | crawling and reaching | squatting and supported walking to independent steady walking in preparation for running, jumping, hopping, kicking and catching…
There is no need to rush, each of these stages are important in the building of the gross motor development needed for developing fine motor skills. Share the rhymes and add actions as indicated and link in to next steps for your child as appropriate.
FOR EXAMPLE, INCORPORATE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR:
CRAWLING/REACHING/SQUATTING | CROSS LATERAL MOVEMENTS
BECAUSE…
Crawling will support the development of abdominal, shoulder and hip muscles, all of which are important for movement, stability and balance. Furthermore, crawling permits the development of strong wrists and facilitates sensory input to the hands which will support the development of fine motor skills.
Cross lateral movements, for example touching the right ear with the left hand and vice versa ensures that both hemispheres of the brain are activated, enhancing and building on the innate neural connections that determine development and learning. Binocular vision and eye tracking are also developing alongside the physical milestones and are also important components of the neural network that facilitates development and learning.
Consequently, the actions suggested in Wizzy’s Words AEL resources have been guided by and carefully developed in line with developmental milestones. This will help parents, childcare providers and educational practitioners to provide appropriate support for optimal development and learning.
See overview blog post for full overview of Wizzy’s Words and Wizzy's Words AEL. Please, ask away if you have any questions. Jacqueline
Wizzy’s Words #freeresources are based on a standalone selection of rhymes
If you decide to buy the book
DO NOT LEAVE IT ON THE BOOKSHELF!
Keep it in & around the toybox, house, garden, nursery, classroom… for regular, active, fun, language play
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