Supporting Communication, Language and

Literacy with ICT

BBC Cbeebies

www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies

Huge amount of activities, many of which will support CLL, particularly Storytime which can be sorted by show, theme or a-z

BBC schools website

• Scroll down to get to the Communication, Language and Literacy section. Lots of links to bbc and cbeebies activities

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/eyfs

Little Animals Activity Centre

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/menu.shtmlRange of activities including Storybear and Digby Mole who plays word games

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en

Variety of activities including Games, Listen & Watch and Read & Write

British Council Learn English Kids

Poisson Rouge

www.poissonrouge.comClick on the fish to access a range of activity areaClick on the different items in the picture to access the activities

Northumberland Grid for Learning English Resources

http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/english

Range of activities and resources including some traditional tales

Using Sound in EYFS

Exploring a range of technologies which will enable children to tune into sounds and develop their speaking

and listening skills

Voice changers

Children are able to explore their voice and make sounds. Often children who are reluctant talkers will be encouraged to “have a go” with equipment like this

Walkie talkies and telephones give children opportunities to communicate with each other and to practise their communication. The telephone here has an answer machine facility so that the children can record messages for each other.

Walkie talkies and telephones

CD or tape player

•Pre-recorded •Child recorded•Adult recorded

e.g. staff, parents, carers

Listening to and joining in with stories, songs and rhymes

storyphones.co.uk

Karaoke!Children join in with familiar songs/rhymes and can follow the on screen words. Karaoke machines can be used indoors and out

www.bbc.co.uk/music/parents/yourchild/3to5years/index.shtml

Online Kindergarten Karaoke

As well as the karaoke activity, the BBC site contains a listening game where the children can explore sounds in three settings

www.bbc.co.uk/music/parents/yourchild/18mnths_3years/index.shtml

Voice recording

Voice recorder/tape recorder/MP3

Recording their own voicesTelling and recording their own storiesSound walks around the setting/environment, listening for and recording sounds for others to locate

Talking photobooks

Talking photo frame

Personal Talker

Talk Time Cards

Talking Postcard

The role of Audio Resources

The role of Audio

Resources •Can be used to enhance face-to-face activities•Create additional opportunities for children to listen and learn•Independent activities extend and re-enforced •Allow Phase One activities to become part of the learning environment and continuous provision

What audio resources?

• Environmental Sounds/Sound Effects

• Songs and Rhymes• Music, rhythms and raps• Audio stories • Listen-and-do activities• Listening to words and

sentences

Ways of Listening

• Listening-out-loud• Listening independently• Listening in groups• Listening to myself,

practitioners and peers (recording)

Listen-and-do

Adult or child-led• Environmental sounds• Listening for meaning, e.g.

What am I? Treasure Hunt, etc.

• Phonological awareness • Listening for sounds

(phonemic awareness)• Also opportunities for other

languages and IEP related activities

Paula DanielICT Consultant for Early Years

paula_daniel@birmingham.gov.uk