Portfolio Outcome

4.3 Describes how parents, peers & communities may see, feel & shape young children’s early literacy & numeracy experiences .

I strongly believe that as a teacher we can provide children with numerous literacy and numeracy experiences and this could only be done by building strong relationship with the child. During my professional experience i had an ample chance to observe various literacy and numeracy experience happening. Through which i have gained a useful insight into how children could be engaged in variety of literacy and numeracy experiences and i came to learn that literacy and numeracy is all part of the communication and how oral language is important in children's ability to engage in learning.which is important for a child's cognitive, social and emotional development. I had a child and was four years old and he was my focus child as i came to learn that this child was selected mute and won't talk to any one. In the begging i tried to read stories with her and communicate with her  but she wont respond, then one day i learned that she was very interested in hens and ducks and that she would be more engaged when i read a story about ducks and hens and then one day  she said my name. The next  day she bought a duck from home and showed it to me and on that day she made a drawing with five little ducks and flowers. Then afterwards in order to build on her literacy  learning i read a story with her called "Rosie's walk" and she was totally engrossed in the story and we would talk about different concepts like hay stock and over under and she would point to the beehive and say it's a beehive and has bees.After that day she began to talk with me and would be happy when she would see me.According to  " Literacy and Numeracy for learning and Life" there are strategies which can improve our attitudes to literacy and numeracy and they include:

■ Raise public awareness of the importance of oral and
written language in all its forms including print, writing and
digital media.

■ Foster an enjoyment of reading among children.

■ Create greater awareness of, and more positive attitudes
towards, Mathematics among the public.

■ Promote better attitudes to Mathematics among children to

improve outcomes at early childhood level.

■ Improve the oral-language competence of very young
children in early childhood care and education (ECCE)
settings and their readiness to develop early mathematical
language and ideas

 I believe that as a teacher and communities we can use these startegies to develop young children's literacy and numeracy.

LINKS:

http://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Policy-Reports/lit_num_strat_summary.pdf