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INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
Building a child's vocabulary and understanding of our language will support them to communicate and build on their knowledge and skills. Develop their understanding through conversation.
You can assist your child's intellectual development by:
· Engaging in daily conversations, expanding their vocabulary and understanding of their environment. For example, talk about and ask them about the colours they can see around them. · Reading to your child daily and model a love for reading. Let them see you reading. · Encouraging your child to notice and read print in their environment. Most children can “read” the McDonalds sign. What others can they find? · Counting small groups of objects. “How many steps are we going up?” “Help me set the table – get 4 spoons.” · Practicing counting small groups of objects together and discuss concepts of weight and size during shopping. · Providing writing materials at home to foster early writing skills. It may look like scribble but it is the beginning of writing. · Helping your child to recognise their name. Write it for them and encourage them to write it.
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Prep Transition Handbook The Lakes South Morang College
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