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EYFS Best Practice: All about ... movement and music
By Sally Goddard Blythe,
Nursery World,
3 December 2009
The foundation for learning is the physical readiness nurtured by carers in the years before a child starts school, writes Sally Goddard Blythe.
With so much emphasis on getting children ready for reading, writing and numeracy in the early years, it is important to remember that the ability to understand and use written language is built upon earlier physical foundations developed in the pre-school years. Movement, touch and music are like the environmental software that enable the developing nervous system of the child to unfold its potential. MOVEMENT In the protected environment of the womb, the developing baby is safely...
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