1.1 Explain The Importance Of Effective Communication For Children

Communication has been the main area of development during this week. In every play space, the children are involved in a conversation, this may be talking out loud as they play or talking with their friends or conversations they may be having with an educator. Educators encourage language by asking open-ended questions to encourage curiosity, wonder, and thinking amongst the children. Our ‘Jurassic world’ setting which unfolds children’s learning and cooperates children’s interest and development needs, which facilitated children’s interests and needs, provide an opportunity for children to engage in the learning experience, foster their oral language development and expand their vocabulary. The office corner we have set up outside including telephones, keyboard, tables, has encouraged the children to “call mom” or “dad’ and to use words related to that such as “Hello, goodbye, I am going to the shops, I will be home later”. Children used provided material to explore their play, such as utilise the telephone to communicate. To illustrate, a child was sick and an educator was tried to contact the parents. A child came with a toy telephone and talking on the phone, then the child told me that he already made a phone call to a sick child’s mom, and said to the mom that he will look after the child and wait for her to come. That’s evident that the children express ideas and feelings and understand and
respect the perspectives of others. Now that the children in shooting stars have settled in friendships have been developed. The children are playing with each other and there has been a lot more group play amongst the children. The children are sorting out their differences by discussing with each other how they can resolve any issues. The children are also discussing and problem-solving during their play working out how the magnetics stick together and what puzzle peace goes where. Educators have also been focusing on feelings encouraging the children to tell their friends and educators how they feel, and express their feelings by telling the other children their feelings, such as “stop, I do not like you hitting/pushing me”. Educators also have been introducing the books on feelings with the children. When children learn to play in a group and with each other, it encourages the children to communicate and sort out their differences without educators intervening, it also gives the children confidence and teaching them life skills.

To support children achieve learning outcomes from the EYLF framework, outcome 5, Children are effective communicators.(EYLF, 2009) As an early childhood educator, I need to provide a literacy-enrich environment, and model language and encourage children to express themselves through language in a range of contexts and for a range of purpose.
Planning the learning curriculum and provide a range of resources that enable children to express meaning using visual arts. Engaging in sustained communication with children about ideas and experiences, and extend their
vocabulary.