Communication skills are emerging in the infant room. As we sit and enjoy reading, we often hear language, as some of the infants point to pictures, label what they see or say the sound of an animal or vehicle. Our youngest, Aubrey, uses expressive language through signaling, whether it be looking at her educators and signalling she would like up, by holding out her arms or crying to signal her distress in a situation. She also communicates, by vocalizing and babbling, during playtime, routine changes and meal times expressing her enjoyment or displeasure. As educators we do a lot of labelling to help provide expressive language to the infants and give them words to go with what they are needing at that time. We also introduce baby sign language as a way of communication between the educators and infants. Hendrix, along with most of his peers, uses simple sign language to express his needs in the classroom or one word to communicate. His language is increasing and he can often be heard talking during more quiet times in the room. Word Walls are growing and we encourage you to have a look and add words that they say at home that we may not hear at school.
