Articles for preschool nursery children's care, learning
and development
Information Communication and Technology
Tape recorders for ICT
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Example activity
What
will the children do?
The children will load the tape into the
recorder, press play to hear the story and press eject to
retrieve the tape.
The children will be supported in the
retelling of a narrative in the
correct sequence, drawing on the language patterns of the story.
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Areas of learning
These were originally based on England's
eyfs (2008) 6 areas of learning
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What are children able to learn through these activities?
based on England's
eyfs (2008) early learning goals
To enjoy an increasing range of books
To be
able to follow a narrative in the correct sequence, paying attention
to the main elements of the story such as the characters
and events
To find
out about a use of an everyday technology, a tape recorder and story
tape
To learn
how to insert a tape independently and to press the play button
To be
able to use a range of small equipment
To handle
tools with increasing control
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Information and communications technology (ICT) levels of differentiation
Able to press buttons on the tape
recorder
Is able to talk about the cassette
player, headphones and tape
Selects a tape
Able to listen to instructions on
the tape recorder
Recognition of play and stop button
on the tape recorder
Recognition of eject button on the
tape recorder
Able to use the above buttons independently
Able to use rewind without help
Operates the cassette player independently
Children’s individual targets that this activity
could meet
To be able to listen attentively
To engage in a story and be able
to discuss characters and events
To gain confidence and independence
in managing equipment safely and carefully
Adult input (including language to be introduced)
The tape-recorded story allows the
adult to discuss the characters and events of the story with the
children, picking up on their interests and highlighting
key events.
The adult will support the children
in learning to use the tape recorder to play a story independently
Insert, play, this side, eject
Areas & resources
inside & out for spontaneous learning
Story books
Play recorder in role-play area
Other ICT equipment that records
such as an answer machine in the role-play area
Software: story book on the computer
such as ‘Sheila Rae the Brave’
Paper tape recorder button games
for consolidating recognition e.g. matching, pairs
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Tape recorder, CD player - book and disc
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Questions for assessment opportunities
What happened in the story?
Questions about the story, e.g.
what happened then? Why couldn’t she get to sleep?
Where did you put the tape in?
How did you make the tape work?
Observations
Can the children handle the tape recorder with care?
Are they able
to insert a tape and press the play and/or eject buttons?
Do they
listen attentively to the story are they able to follow any instructions?
Do they
engage with the story through comments or actions?
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Communication,
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