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The influence of perceptual-sensorial, memory, representational-symbolic and communicative-linguistics thinking towards a young child’s early learning of numeracy and literacy can be enhanced through the use of resources. A suggested resource, which can appear in our life’s on a daily basis and more occurring in a young child’s life which is code breaking. Code breaking is I will provide an example of a code breaker, which I have developed, for young children. Code breaking creates a challenge for young children, which can have a positive influence on the young child’s literacy and numeracy earl learning. As code breaking can finish with a reward, it can encourage the young children to complete it and to feel the satisfaction once they have solved the code.  A code can be used to complete a picture, a word and number sequences. It allows educators and family members to be as creative as they wish to be and to suit the child’s literacy and numeracy learning levels.

I have created below a simple code breaking activity for a young child possibly suitable for aged 2-3 year olds.

Hint: Sesame Street character.

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V Q E   V QM L

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

K J H L G F D S A Q W E R T Y U I O P M N B V C Z X

Answer: Big Bird.

Code breaking challenges the young child’s thinking which can have an influence on the child’s communicative-linguistic thinking and representational-symbolic. Code breaking can be a use full tool to enhance the numeracy and literacy learning as it can help the children to understand and developed the knowledge of number sequence, alphabet and obviously different words.