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Be able to use strategies to plan and lead activities which support emergent literacy

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‘Sustained Shared Thinking: Part 2’ by Kathie Brodie, published in Teach Early Years

This article explores some of the ways you can ensure that the practitioners in your setting can embed Sustained Shared Thinking in their everyday practice.

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Click to read ‘Boosting early literacy with musical movement’ by Maria Kay, published on the Teach Early Years website.
Have a discussion with some of your more experienced colleagues about strategies they use for developing emergent literacy. Make notes of strategies used with different ages and developmental stages.
Click on the icon to the left to read this brief research summary from The Open University / CREET (The Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology) ‘Multimodal Literacies in the Early Years’.
Click to read ‘Learning to listen’ by Tim Kahn, published by Teach Early Years.
‘The crucial role of the Early Years practitioner in supporting young writers within a literacy-rich environment’ by the National Strategies.
‘Getting smarter about e-books for children’ by Michael H. Levine, published by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Click to read ‘Digital resources in early childhood literacy development’ by the International Literacy Association.

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