2.3 Sources further information; developing &/or collecting resources for literary & numerical teaching & learning 

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I have attached below a learning continiuum for Literacy and numeracy.  I must admit it am a novice when it comes to blogging and how to attach excel or tables on here, thus the end result.  There is much that needs to be added here. It continues to be a work in progress.

Literacy
		babbles makes vowel syllables "ma, de, da"
		Crying, major way of communicating needs
		squeals, gurglea and coos. Makes vowel sounds "Uhh"
		Less crying, more random gerstures and vocalizations	deliberately imitates sounds, shows understanding of words	Intonation is xomplex amd speechlike, use of nouns			Many new words acquired daily 200 to 300 word vocabulary
		Crying, major way of communicating needs	accidentally imitates sounds, more repetative	Uses one word utterances to complex meanings	Vocabulary 3 to 50 words	receptive languag. 2 to 3 word utterance	most rapid period of language growth
		0-6 months	6-12 months	12-18 months	18-24 months	24-30 months	30-36 months
Numbers			Develop understanding of "more"	Recognize patterns & understand shapes as they pay with objects	use a few number words without understanding quality (counting rhyme)	learn important math skills from play and daily routines	able to determine the number of items in a collection of up to 5 items. One to one counting
				sort familiar objecs by one characteristic (such as hard or soft)	understands the words one & two, three or more as many	Symbolic thinking with pretend play, and recognize  patterns w/ daily activities
				Can complete simple puzzle pieces		Begin to use logical reasoning to solve everyday problems
Operations & Measurment			Develop understanding of causality. Motivated to explore environment		Nonverbally and mentally determine one item added to another make two	recognize that if you change the size of a part of a collection, you can also chance the size of the whole	Use informal knowledge gained from everyday experiences, nonverbally estimate sums to "5" and their subtraction
			As they become mobile they understand concepts such as "here, there, near and far"	Adjust reach based on distance and size of an object. Adjusts grasp based on objects weight	Children explore objects by filling and emptying containers	fill a shape with solids or liquids and know that different sized containers will hold more or less	understand the concept of same and different and describe items in these terms
					Begin to develop a sense of time through participation in routine daily activities	Recognize and informally discuss and develop language to describe attributes such as big Vs. small, long Vs short.	continue to develop a sense of time through their participation in daily activities(Nap time, lunch, go home etc)
Patterns Reasoning & Algera		Object permanence begins to develop	Object permanence is firmly established	recognize that there is an order to the day	notice patterns in the environment	Use of terms tomorrow & yesterday	use deductive reasoning
					Classify lable and sort familiar object	show interests in patterns or sequence