Explain how working with others supports children’s emergent literacy from birth to 7 years

Qualification: Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
Unit: Unit 3.5: Develop emergent literacy skills of children
Learning outcome: 1 Understand the language and communication needs of children
Assessment criteria: 1.3 Explain how working with others supports children’s emergent literacy from birth to 7 years

• Early Years Practitioners should work with others, including parents, carers and health professionals to support a child’s emergent literacy
• Practitioners and parents/carers should communicate regularly to exchange information about a child’s language development (e.g. a parent may share that their child said their first word)
• Working in partnership with parents also facilitates sharing information about a child’s interests and rpeferences, which can be used to encourage the child to develop their language skills
• Practitioners can also support parents and carers to support their child (e.g. by encouraging parents to regulalrly chat with their child, loaning resources, such as books etc.)
• Some children may require additional support from health professionals, such as occupational therapists or speech and language therapists