EML1501
Assignment 2 2025
Unique #:
Due Date: 3 July 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
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, QUESTION 1
1.1.
1. Reading Aloud to Children Daily
Parents can read stories aloud to their children every day, exposing them to
vocabulary, sentence structure, and print awareness in an enjoyable and
engaging way.
2. Creating a Print-Rich Environment
By labeling household items (e.g., ―door,‖ ―chair‖) and displaying books,
posters, and alphabet charts, parents immerse children in print and written
language.
3. Encouraging Scribbling and Drawing
Parents should allow children to scribble with crayons or pencils and ask them
what their scribbles mean. This supports emergent writing.
4. Playing Rhyming and Sound Games
Engaging children in songs, chants, and rhyming games helps them develop
phonological awareness and an ear for language patterns.
5. Engaging in Conversations
6. Talking to children regularly, asking questions, and prompting them to narrate
daily experiences helps develop vocabulary and narrative skills.
1.2
(a) Emergent Speaking
Emergent speaking is a crucial component of emergent literacy because spoken
language forms the foundation of communication. Before children can read or write,
Varsity Cube 2025 +27 81 278 3372
Assignment 2 2025
Unique #:
Due Date: 3 July 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
+27 81 278 3372
, QUESTION 1
1.1.
1. Reading Aloud to Children Daily
Parents can read stories aloud to their children every day, exposing them to
vocabulary, sentence structure, and print awareness in an enjoyable and
engaging way.
2. Creating a Print-Rich Environment
By labeling household items (e.g., ―door,‖ ―chair‖) and displaying books,
posters, and alphabet charts, parents immerse children in print and written
language.
3. Encouraging Scribbling and Drawing
Parents should allow children to scribble with crayons or pencils and ask them
what their scribbles mean. This supports emergent writing.
4. Playing Rhyming and Sound Games
Engaging children in songs, chants, and rhyming games helps them develop
phonological awareness and an ear for language patterns.
5. Engaging in Conversations
6. Talking to children regularly, asking questions, and prompting them to narrate
daily experiences helps develop vocabulary and narrative skills.
1.2
(a) Emergent Speaking
Emergent speaking is a crucial component of emergent literacy because spoken
language forms the foundation of communication. Before children can read or write,
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