3.2 Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to

Qualification: NCFE CACHE Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner
Unit: EYP 14: Support the needs of the child in preparing for school
Learning outcome: 3. Be able to support children’s language and communication needs in preparation for school
Assessment criteria: 3.2 Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to

• For this assessment croterion, you will be required to demonstrate that you are able to support children’s early interest and development in mark-making, writing, reading and being and being read to
• This can help them to develop their emergent literacy skills and help to prepare them for school
• There are several ways that you could achieve this including:
  • Offering to read to children and asking them if they recognise any words
  • Providing easily accessible resources such as pens, pencils, erasers, paints, chalk etc.
  • Providing easily accessible books and other reading materials
  • Modeling actions such as reading and writing
  • Using positive reinforcement
  • Providing books for children to take home (e.g. a lending library)
  • Reading books as part of a group activity (e.g. carpet time for older children etc.)