1.  Recognise appropriate books for a

     child.

1.1   Describe a child’s interests

1.2   Identify appropriate books for those interests

1.3   Give at least 3 examples of books for a specific age e.g. picture

        book, action book

2.  Animate the main characters in a

     book.

2.1   Make a representation of a character in the book e.g. making

        knitted or sewn items, card, plasticine

2.2   Describe how it could be used e.g. to take to bed to help the child

        to feel safe

2.3   Create a game using characters from the book

2.4   Describe how to help the child to increase vocabulary in relation

        to the book

3.  Recognise ways to develop a

     child’s hand-eye co-ordination.

3.1   Create at least 3 child centred activities using ideas from the book,

        e.g. puzzles, cutting and pasting, in order to develop the child’s

        hand-eye co-ordination

3.2   Explain how these activities increase hand-eye co-ordination

4.  Recognise ways to develop

     communication skills using books.

4.1   Identify at least 4 open questions which could be used with a child

        and a book, e.g. describing pictures, making up stories

4.2   Describe how the open questions help the child’s communication

        skills

5.  Demonstrate an awareness of

     realistic expectations of a child.

5.1   Give at least 4 examples of something that affects a child’s

        concentration e.g. tiredness, distraction

5.2   Explain how extraneous noise may affect concentration

5.3   Describe at least 3 activities that help to increase a child’s

        concentration

5.4    Describe the role of the adult when carrying out such an activity

        with a child