Therefore, this allows time for practitioners to ensure a child has the skills and confidence in their own mark making, experiencing all routes. Early mark making is different from writing. It is an experience for babies and toddlers which is physical and sensory, which the children themselves do not associate with writing.
The development steps a child progresses through stated in the Early Years Foundation Stage: Development Maters allow them to experience opportunities giving them a foundation of knowledge. …show more content…
Bronfenbrenner (1979) created the ideology of ecological systems, it identifies the 5 environmental systems that affect an individual. The first level is the Microsystem, this is the system closet to a child, it involves subjects such as home, school, family, friends and teachers, this is the most influential level. Bronfrenbrenner's theory highlights how unique each child is as it is not only the inner being as a child, but also each child has their own surrounding system that is entirely specific to them, affecting their abilities and development, making it necessary for early years educators to be able to adapt their teachings to fit each child's …show more content…
Carruthers and Worthington believed that a child’s own representation of mathematical graphics supported their methodology of thinking about the mathematics in which they are engaged with, and how they use symbols and other visual representations to signify mathematical meanings. A child’s use of mathematical representation enables them to build on their own knowledge and understanding.
Reflecting on this article it is clear to see the importance of Mathematical representation in children’s early mark making, the support a validation that practitioners give to children in response to a piece of work are a foundation to child’s ability to go on to learn more.
A child’s literacy mark making skills develop as a child progresses with their development in other areas. There are three steps to literacy marks, as a child develop their holistic knowledge and understanding they will progress through each