Oral Language Development : speaking and listening skills are one of the priorities of the Nursery curriculum and are emphasized at all times.
Auditory discrimination : the ability to recognize and identify sounds – to hear likeness and differences.
Vocabulary development : the discovery of new words and their meaning
Classification : the ability to categorize/group items or objects by like or common criteria.
Visual discrimination : the ability to see likeness and differences.
Visual memory : the ability to remember what is seen and to identify items missing from what has been seen.
Hand-eye coordination : synchronizing the movement of the hands and the eyes.
Whole / part relationships : the ability to understand that parts make up a whole.( develop to : several letters make a word ).
Colour and shape.
Sequencing.
Stories / songs / picture reading.
Fine motor coordination.
Book awareness.
Written communication : the understanding that symbols
communicate thoughts , ideas and feelings.
Children will be encouraged to “write” using a variety of materials so that they can draw recognizable shapes/pictures and use “emergent” writing. They will be encouraged to trace and make patterns with letter shapes.
If ability allows, phonic awareness and developing sight vocabulary will be encouraged and introduced.