Hi which handbook do you have to help research this?
page 298 of this book provides information that you can go on to evaluate.
Quote:
Understand how the early years practitioner supports the development of speech, language and communication of children
Do you remember learning to talk? Probably not, but you may remember adults talking to you when you were playing or sharing a story. The role of the adults seems to be important in promoting children's language. In this section, we look at ways in which language is important to children's overall development and how we can use technology to promote children's language.
The pages then go on to explore aspects that you can relate to your own settng - quality interactions with adults, providing a 'cosy' environment, interesting resources and displays, opportunities for sharing books and
rhymes and opportunities for role play.
strategies for developing early literacy and mathematics
Page 226 explains supporting children's emergent literacy by working closely with parents, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists. Developing a language rich environment. Identify the framework for supporting the development of children's emergent literacy - EYFS in you work in England. Introducing phonic programme.
Strategies for developing emergent literacy:
Modelling of writing - where adults write words, label displays and photgraphs in front of children
Scribing
Mark-making opportunities
Writing tables - table top writing activities
Hand movements
Sound games
Nursery rhymes
Story sacks
Sharing books
Page 247 - activities for developing emergent mathematics:
Number related activities
Shape and space
Patterns
Matching and sorting
Measuring
Time
Problem solving
3. Identify the communication development needs of children
This requires information about how you observe and record children's development in the setting -
page 265 looks at this in greater depth
4. Evaluate activities in terms of the development of children’s speech, language and communication. page 304+
Hope this helps