, LSP1501 Assignment 8 (Portfolio) | Due 5
September 2025
SECTION A: MUSIC, DANCE AND DRAMA [40]
ACTIVITY 1
1.1 Name two ways toddlers develop their musical skills
according to researchers. (2)
Toddlers develop musical skills through listening and
imitation, where they copy sounds, rhythms, and
melodies they hear from their environment or adults.
They also develop skills through movement and play, as
they naturally respond to music by clapping, dancing, or
experimenting with instruments and objects.
1.2 Evaluation of music (6)
Development of Literacy
Music plays an important role in building literacy in the
Foundation Phase. Singing songs helps learners improve
phonological awareness, as they begin to notice rhymes,
rhythm, and sound patterns within words. For example,
singing nursery rhymes like "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"
introduces learners to repetitive language structures,
enhancing vocabulary and sentence formation. Learners also
September 2025
SECTION A: MUSIC, DANCE AND DRAMA [40]
ACTIVITY 1
1.1 Name two ways toddlers develop their musical skills
according to researchers. (2)
Toddlers develop musical skills through listening and
imitation, where they copy sounds, rhythms, and
melodies they hear from their environment or adults.
They also develop skills through movement and play, as
they naturally respond to music by clapping, dancing, or
experimenting with instruments and objects.
1.2 Evaluation of music (6)
Development of Literacy
Music plays an important role in building literacy in the
Foundation Phase. Singing songs helps learners improve
phonological awareness, as they begin to notice rhymes,
rhythm, and sound patterns within words. For example,
singing nursery rhymes like "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"
introduces learners to repetitive language structures,
enhancing vocabulary and sentence formation. Learners also
