Literacy Development

When planning a learning experience, it is important that we keep in mind that we inclusive all children, to plan and teach with a wide variety of activities and methods and incorporate many different skills sets and interests throughout. In developing a Literacy Learning Center “ The Jurassic World” learning experience in toddlers, I took observations of children’s interests and learning styles prior the learning experience took place. Throughout play-based with varying learning experiences, children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflectivity. (DEEWR, 2009). My primary goal of teaching is concept development. I am setting on a positive path from the beginning so that I expect to gain and have a prior understanding of how literacy development, in order to further support children’s literacy. I have organized the content into an effective learning and teaching sequence according to the children’s changing interests and needs. (APST, 2.2). By providing with lots of the first-hand experience with objects, events, and people as children learn new words to describe them, through the rich curriculum experience children establish the knowledge and positive

(KU children services, 2014). In the learning activity-mindfulness project, I developed and experienced with children guided by the social/emotional curriculum. We explored the mindfulness practice in kinder setting to support and develop a deeper connection to children’s social and emotional development. Through the use of the mindfulness video "Just Breathe" by Juile Bayer and Josh Salzman