EYFS Child Initiated Learning and Communication

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Child Initiated Learning

• Child-led learning approach where children take ownership of their learning
• Practitioners provide a stimulating environment and resources to support children's interests and ideas
• Encourages independence, exploration, and discovery
• Practitioners observe and support children's learning, rather than directing it

Communication and Language

• One of the three prime areas of learning in the EYFS
• Focuses on developing children's communication skills, including:
  • Listening and attention
  • Understanding
  • Speaking
  • Reading
  • Writing
• Practitioners model effective communication and provide opportunities for children to practice their skills

Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED)

• Another prime area of learning in the EYFS
• Focuses on developing children's:
  • Self-awareness
  • Self-regulation
  • Motivation
  • Social skills
  • Emotional intelligence
• Practitioners create a warm, inclusive environment that promotes positive relationships and social skills

Physical Development

• Third prime area of learning in the EYFS
• Focuses on developing children's:
  • Gross motor skills (e.g., running, jumping, climbing)
  • Fine motor skills (e.g., using small objects, drawing)
  • Coordination and control
  • Health and self-care
• Practitioners provide opportunities for children to engage in physical activities, both indoors and outdoors

Literacy

• Specific area of learning in the EYFS
• Focuses on developing children's reading and writing skills, including:
  • Phonics and decoding
  • Comprehension and understanding
  • Writing and composition
• Practitioners provide a range of opportunities for children to engage with written language, including books, writing activities, and environmental print

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

• EYFS is a child-led learning approach that promotes independence, exploration, and discovery.
• Practitioners provide a stimulating environment and resources to support children's interests and ideas.

Child Initiated Learning

• Children take ownership of their learning, with practitioners observing and supporting their development.
• Encourages independence, exploration, and discovery.

Communication and Language

• One of the three prime areas of learning in the EYFS.
• Focuses on developing children's communication skills, including:
  • Listening and attention
  • Understanding
  • Speaking
  • Reading
  • Writing
• Practitioners model effective communication and provide opportunities for children to practice their skills.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED)

• Another prime area of learning in the EYFS.
• Focuses on developing children's:
  • Self-awareness
  • Self-regulation
  • Motivation
  • Social skills
  • Emotional intelligence
• Practitioners create a warm, inclusive environment that promotes positive relationships and social skills.

Physical Development

• Third prime area of learning in the EYFS.
• Focuses on developing children's:
  • Gross motor skills (e.g., running, jumping, climbing)
  • Fine motor skills (e.g., using small objects, drawing)
  • Coordination and control
  • Health and self-care
• Practitioners provide opportunities for children to engage in physical activities, both indoors and outdoors.

Literacy

• Specific area of learning in the EYFS.
• Focuses on developing children's reading and writing skills, including:
  • Phonics and decoding
  • Comprehension and understanding
  • Writing and composition
• Practitioners provide a range of opportunities for children to engage with written language, including books, writing activities, and environmental print.

Explore the principles of child-initiated learning and communication in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), including the role of practitioners and the importance of a stimulating environment.