Nursery World - EYFS Best Practice: Observation part 2

Taking time to properly listen to children and encouraging them to talk about their interests are vital, explains Dr Sue Allingham

Talking to children and resourcing for their interests is key.

This is the second of a four part series that is looking at how we can support the emotional and physical wellbeing of young children using effective and informed observation as a tool to support developmentally informed practice and provision.

The focus of this second part is Communication and Language, which is the second Prime Area. It is important to realise that unless these are a core focus of practice and provision, then teaching the Specific Areas will be problematic.

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The Statutory Overarching Principles and Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning will thread through this article, just as they must through practice and provision. So how can these inform the work we do with Communication and Language?

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