Language and Literacy

EYFS

Communication and Language

Listening, attention, understanding, and speaking — the prime area that underpins all seven.

EYFS

Literacy

Comprehension, word reading, and writing — from first letter sounds to independent sentences.

EYLF

Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators

Language, literacy, and numeracy — interacting, expressing ideas, and making meaning with symbols.

NEL

Language and Literacy

Developing strong foundations in listening, speaking, reading, and writing through rich contexts.

Rammeplan

Communication, language and text

Kommunikasjon, språk og tekst

Early communication, vocabulary, stories, and first encounters with symbols and writing.

KECG

Language

Fostering listening, speaking, early reading readiness, and bilingual phonics skills for young learners.

HDLH

Expression

Fostering communication in all its forms, including early literacy, numeracy, and creative art.

Te Whāriki

Communication

Mana Reo

Developing verbal and non-verbal languages, early literacy, symbols, books, expression, music, and art.

NAEYC

Language Development

Developing receptive and expressive communication, speaking, active listening, and rich vocabulary.

NAEYC

Early Literacy

Building alphabet knowledge, phonics, print awareness, early reading, and basic writing skills.

ELOF

Language and Literacy

Developing communication, listening, vocabulary, and early reading and writing skills.

NCF-FS

Language and Literacy Development

Enhance phonics, vocabulary, and early writing with tracing, letter-formation, and storytelling resources.

Lpfö 18

Language and Communication

Språk och kommunikation

Nurturing early literacy, communication, and interest in spoken and written language.

Aistear

Communicating

Cumarsáid

Encouraging children to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas through verbal and non-verbal languages.

BC ELF

Communication and Literacies

Exploring language, story, phonics, and diverse modes of creative and musical expression.

NCF (ZA)

Communication

Developing listening, speaking, early reading, writing, and phonics skills in South African ECD settings.

IB PYP

Language

Developing listening, speaking, early reading, and writing to make meaning and express thoughts.

IEYC

Communicating

Exploring spoken language, early literacy, phonics, mathematics, and expressive creative arts.

Montessori

Language

Development of oral language, rich vocabulary, phonics, reading, and structural writing foundations.

Waldorf

Oral Storytelling and Language

Cultivating listening, vocabulary, and phonetics through daily verses, folk tales, and puppet plays.