With so much emphasis on getting children ready for reading, writing and numeracy in the early years, it is important to remember that the ability to understand and use written language is built upon earlier physical foundations developed in the pre-school years. Movement, touch and music are like the environmental software that enable the developing nervous system of the child to unfold its potential.
MOVEMENT
In the protected environment of the womb, the developing baby is safely cocooned from many of the dangers of the outside world. The pre-birth environment has changed little since man first learned to stand and walk on two legs, which recent discoveries suggest may have been as long as four million years ago.
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