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[Mrs Newman @MrsNHLTA]

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[Newbridge PE Dept @newbridgepe]

Great display of rugby by year 7 girls against @YGTCS_Rugby this afternoon👏

We look forward to hosting @RCCS_Rugby next week

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

Watch and learn. 👀 🧠

I’ve written often about how infants learn language not just with their ears, but with their eyes.

But I’ve rarely run across a better video example than this lovely moment shared to IG by seanandcaitlin.

Watch this back and forth closely. As mom speaks, our hero (shown here just shy of 8 weeks old) puts his newfound visual acuity to good use - studying not just the sounds she’s making, but the way mom’s mouth moves to produce them.

And watch how closely he manages to mimic her - repeating her greeting over and over again.

He’s not yet vocalizing the sound. But make no mistake: That little mouth is parroting the movement of mom’s own. He’s saying “hi.”

This video helps to illustrate the ways in which language learning is fundamentally social - happening best through engaged, face-to-face interaction with loved ones (and not through prolonged exposure to media).

Prioritize face to face time with your baby. It unlocks the whole world for them.

[Mrs Newman @MrsNHLTA]

Such an empowering experience... Proud of the changes I have experienced since I completed the programme. Always reflecting and improving. I would recommend this to others who wish to develop their knowledge and skills

[Welsh Government Education @WG_Education]

Learn how Bro Banw School implement person-centred practice to provide effective support to learners with ALN.

To view the video in full: https://t.co/U1Acs1RExG

#ALNWales #CurriculumforWales
@BroBanw

[Mrs Newman @MrsNHLTA]

Love these 💕

[Monnow Primary School @Monnow_Primary]

Reception are exploring self-identity by representing how they look using loose parts before creating their own self-portraits! @EAS_EarlyYears @BrimbleGaynor

[Welsh Government Education @WG_Education]

Speech, language and communication needs survey 📢

We are in collaboration with @BangorUni and the @UniSouthWales, conducting surveys for those who care for pandemic-era children who are now aged 5-8 and in full-time schooling.

https://t.co/GnsgEd7aWG

[Mrs Newman @MrsNHLTA]

I can't believe I achieved my dream and came away with a 1st! Feels so good to finally have these in my hands! @BlynCynnarUWTSD thank you. Such a wonderful course with amazing, knowledgeable, supportive lecturers. I am feeling proud today and looking forward to graduation 🎓

[Mrs Newman @MrsNHLTA]

So happy I found this institution, supportive and inspirational lecturers and the perfect course for me. Would recommend UWTSD to everyone!

[University of Wales Trinity Saint David @UWTSD]

Are you a mature student looking to return to education, retrain, or try something new? Talk to the UWTSD team about your options and find the right pathway for you.

Places available through Clearing 2024.

📞0300 323 1828
🌐 https://t.co/Mm20mZWB6B

[Mrs Newman @MrsNHLTA]

@EAS_EarlyYears Is it possible to join the teams space? Thanks

[Mrs Newman @MrsNHLTA]

@caerffilimusic @BlackwoodMiners @CaerphillyCBC @RoyalWelshBand My son loved this experience! Diolch 🥁

[Mrs Newman @MrsNHLTA]

Excited for the next module. I have been doing some bedtime reading straight after lecture this evening, what an important and current/relevant topic with all the reform… looking forward to really getting my teeth stuck into this one @BlynCynnarUWTSD #eypractitioner #earlyyears

[Jo Peters @JoPetersEYFS]

Early Years National Teacher Day! 🎉Shout out to all the Early Years teachers,TA’s and leaders that make a difference everyday. Thank you for all that you do for your children. Please share #earlyyears #EYFS #MakeADifference #childhood #earlyyearsteachers

[Newbridge PE Dept @newbridgepe]

Excellent day of 7’s @UrddWRU7 U16’s girls winning one game in a very tough group.

Year 10 just missing out in the Plate Final to a superb Bro Morgannwg👏👏

[Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru | Natural Resources Wales @NatResWales]

📆 Two weeks to go until #WalesOutdoorLearningWeek starts.

🐛 What will you be doing?

👉 You can find more information here https://t.co/fXfxLgWdJF

@WalesCouncil4OL @WG_Education

[Mrs Newman @MrsNHLTA]

Quality provision in early years education and care… research, write, review and repeat. Getting to know the SSTEW scale this time #SSTEW Can’t actually believe that I am almost at the end of this degree, it feels like a life time and 5 minutes all at once. #ProfessionalLearning

[Mrs Newman @MrsNHLTA]

Sharing our best practice and learning from our more knowledgeable others, informing our own reflections and practice going forward, can never be a bad thing. Always interested in how others work and magpieing ideas. Always happy to share!

[Nursery World @NurseryWorld]

Knocking on the door of another early years provider to see its pedagogy in action is a fantastic way to build a community of practice. Juliet Mickelburgh provides some tips. https://t.co/KJZtYNNmX3

[Mrs Newman @MrsNHLTA]

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[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

Does your toddler call every animal a dog? Or call the moon a ball?

Both are examples of a perfectly normal toddler behavior known as overextension.

There’s a lot of language to learn as a toddler - and so it’s not uncommon for young children to generalize use of the words they DO know to make up for those they don’t.

I loved watching this little guy (shown here at 26 months) as he measures a chair with a tape measure.

“How big is it?” Mom asks.

Our hero’s brilliant response: “Thirteen dollars.”

It’s a wonderful example of overextension - and window on his growing language development.

You’ll note that $13 is not a random or outlandish response.

He knows that the situation calls for a quantity and a unit of measure. The word “inches”isn’t a part of his linguistic toolbox just yet… but dollars is.

What a clever and telling response! I can’t help but think that in the moments after this video some new vocabulary was introduced.

Where does/did your child use overextension to describe things?

This expert measurer was shared to IG by LeannePearson.

[Mrs Newman @MrsNHLTA]

How powerful this poem is #Breathe #Poem #Powerful

https://t.co/mLhrtqQ3Qd

[Mrs Newman @MrsNHLTA]

Proud Mam! Da iawn pawb!!

[Newbridge School Expressive Arts @ArtsNewbridge]

Want to say a massive congratulations to all of the pupils who took part in this year’s @SSF_UK at @RiverfrontArts
The performance was amazing and you did us proud!! Well done 🎭