Cost and availability of setting resources may be an issue and and values Educator, families’ setting’s attitudes regarding the use of ICT for young children needs to be considered (Yelland, 2008). Can be used inappropriately it must be balanced with other – authentic literacy experiences (Waugh & Joliffe, 2013) What academic Links to The Australian Curriculum links support the Recognise rhymes, syllables and sounds (phonemes) in resource being spoken words (ACELA1439) useful? Recognise the letters of the alphabet and know there are lower and upper case letters (ACELA1440) Australian Curriculum: General Capabilities ICT capabilities – develop ICT capability as they learn to use ICT “Students effectively and appropriately to access, create and communicate information and ideas, solve problems and work collaboratively in all learning areas at school, and in their lives beyond school”. Links to the EYLF Outcome 5: Children are Effective Communicators. use information and communication technologies to “Children access information, investigate ideas and represent their thinking” (DEEWR, 2009, p.44). begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems “Children (DEEWR, 2009, p.43). work” The Motivational Effect of ICT on Pupils (Passey et al., 2003)
Cost and availability of setting resources may be an issue Educator, families’ and setting’s attitudes and values regarding the use of ICT for young children needs to be considered (Yelland, 2008). Can be used inappropriately – it must be balanced with other authentic literacy experiences (Waugh & Joliffe, 2013) What academic links support the resource being useful? Links to The Australian Curriculum Recognise rhymes, syllables and sounds (phonemes) in spoken words (ACELA1439) Recognise the letters of the alphabet and know there are lower and upper case letters (ACELA1440) Australian Curriculum: General Capabilities – ICT capabilities “Students develop ICT capability as they learn to use ICT effectively and appropriately to access, create and communicate information and ideas, solve problems and work collaboratively in all learning areas at school, and in their lives beyond school”. Links to the EYLF Outcome 5: Children are Effective Communicators. “Children use information and communication technologies to access information, investigate ideas and represent their thinking” (DEEWR, 2009, p.44). “Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems work” (DEEWR, 2009, p.43). The Motivational Effect of ICT on Pupils (Passey et al., 2003)