Teacher
Training Agency Outcomes, specific to Early Years
Teachers
of pupils aged 3-5 should understand the importance of introducing
pupils in nursery and reception classes to the use of ICT and
recognise the contribution that ICT can make to this age group,
including how to:
-
encourage pupils to become familiar with ICT and positive users
of it
- ensure
that all pupils have opportunities to use ICT, and that their
experience takes account of any home use or other previous experience
of ICT
- identify
and teach the skills necessary for handling input devices effectively
- eg. switches, mouse, keyboard
- use
ICT to support the development of language and literacy, through
the use of programs which develop reading and writing - eg.
to reinforce letter/sound correspondence, and encourage pupils
to engage with stories, songs and rhymes presented on the screen,
as well as through the use of high quality educational broadcasts
- use
ICT to support the development of numeracy through the use of
computer programs and robots which develop and reinforce the
use of mathematical language, and the recognition and exploration
of numbers, simple mental operations and patterns
- use
ICT to support pupils' creative development through the use
of computer programs which encourage them to explore and experiment
with pattern, shape, pictures, sound and colour
- encourage
pupils working collaboratively with ICT to share responsibilities
for making decisions and reaching conclusions - eg. as they
progress through a simple computer adventure game.
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