Module 5: Living Inquiries – Communication and Literacies
Importance of Communication and Literacies
Children use many kinds of expressive languages to
- Communicate ideas
- Participate in relationships
- Make meaning in their homes and communities
From the time they are born, children communicate through sounds, gestures, movements, and eye contact.
As they grow, children explore symbolic systems to think with, and make meaning of the world.
Children explore expressive languages such as
- Movement
- Dance
- Constructing
- Drama
- Play
- Art
- Mathematics
- Science
- Music
- Storytelling
- Drawing
- Writing
