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Be able to engage with children in activities and experiences that support their learning and development

The Education Endowment Foundation has produced a film on ‘High quality interactions in the Early Years – The ShREC approach. Watch the video and see how the practitioners engage with the children.

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Observe a senior practitioner interacting with children.
This section of the Birth to 5 Matters website looks at ‘Playing and exploring (engagement)’. It looks at how adults can work alongside and engage with children.
Click to read the article ‘Model conversation’ from the Resources for Early Learning website and then watch the video.
The Community Playthings website includes this article on ‘Supporting language development: Building relationships in the early childhood classroom’.
Click to read ‘5 resources to encourage early mathematical language’ from the Early Years Careers website.
Read the ‘Communication and language’ section of Development Matters to learn more about using language that is accurate and appropriate in order to support and extend children’s learning when undertaking activities.

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