Birth to 3 years: Literacy

  • I love listening to songs and rhymes
  • I enjoy joining in with songs and rhymes. I copy sounds, rhythms, tunes and tempo
  • I can say some of the words in songs and rhymes
  • I copy finger movements and other gestures
  • I sing songs and say rhymes independently
  • I like to sing when I am playing
  • I love to share books with you
  • I like to look at and respond to the pictures and words in the book
  • I have favourite books. I like to share my favourite books with you and my friends. I also like to look at books on my own
  • I like to repeat words and phrases from my favourite stories
  • I like to talk about books
  • I share my ideas and ask questions
  • I like to use props to act out familiar stories
  • I am interested in familiar print. I notice the first letter of my name, bus or door numbers and logos
  • I love to draw and give meaning to marks I make
  • I make marks on my picture for my name