Transcript CHAPTER 12: Fostering the Development of Language Skills The Whole Child: Developmental Education for the Early Years Tenth Edition Patricia Weissman Joanne Hendrick.

CHAPTER 12:
Fostering the Development of
Language Skills
The Whole Child:
Developmental Education for the Early Years
Tenth Edition
Patricia Weissman
Joanne Hendrick
The Components of Language
Language is a Set of Tools we Use to Express
Feelings and Communicate Thoughts
•
First Two Elements of Language Learning Lay
the Foundation for Literacy:
•
o
Listening
o
Speaking
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How Children Develop Language
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Nativist Theory
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Behaviorist Approach
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Sociolinguistic Theory
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How Children Develop Language
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Contributions by Adults to the Child’s
Acquisition of Language
o “Motherese”
o Value
Listening
o Value
Children’s Talking
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Developmental Milestones
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Become Acquainted with Developmental
Charts In Order to Identify Children with
Marked Lags in Language Development
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Assessing Children’s Language Development
o Determine
o Consider
Child’s Dominant Language
“Habit of Verbalness”
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Basic Ways to Foster Language
Development
I.
Listen to the Children
II. Give the Children Something Real to Talk
About
III. Encourage Conversation Between Children
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Basic Ways to Foster Language
Development
IV. Encourage Conversation and Dialogue
Between Teachers and Children
o
Toss the Conversational Ball Back and Forth
o
Seize One-to-One Moments for Conversation
o
Make Sure You Talk with Less Verbal Children
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Developing Conversation at Mealtimes
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Basic Ways to Foster Language
Development
V. Use Questions and Answers That Generate
Speech and Develop Language
o
Ask Questions That Require More Than One-Word
Answers
o
When Replying to a Child’s Questions or
Statements, Elaborate
VI. When Necessary, Seek Professional
Assistance Promptly
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Language and Dialectical Differences
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Which Language Should the Teacher Encourage?
o Teach
First in the Child’s Home Language, Then in
English
o Make
It Clear to the Families That You Value the Child’s
Native Language and Cultural Background
o When
Teaching Bilingual Children, Do Not Attribute All
Verbal-Expressive and Comprehension Difficulties to
Bilingualism
o What
to Do When You Do Not Speak a Child’s Language
o What
to Do About the Child Who Speaks a Dialect
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Children Who Have Special Disabilities
Related to Speech and Hearing
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Children with Disorders of Articulation
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Children with Delayed Speech
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Children with Disorders of Hearing
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Children Who Stutter
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