Teacher
Training Agency Outcomes, specific to Early Years
In
addition, 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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