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Cadence Education 2016

Language AcquisitionLanguage Acquisition Innate and learned

From birth, all babies must immediately learn to interpret many sounds they hear


Two Types of LanguageTwo Types of Language

Receptive: Understanding language that is heard

Expressive: Actually forming words to speak


Make A ConnectionMake A Connection

Speak with a child, not at them or down

to them.

Children deserve the same respect and

kindness that adults expect themselves.

Always use positive and productive

statements


A Best Practice A Best Practice StandardStandard

A good observer will notice how often you are

Talking TO children vs.

Talking WITH children


How Adults Talk With Children Matters! How Adults Talk With Children Matters!

Children need practice with:

1. Hearing and using rich and abstract vocabulary

2. Hearing and using increasingly complex sentences

3. Using words to express ideas and ask questions about things they don’t understand

4. Using words to answer open-ended questions


Turn- TakingTurn- Taking

The teacher builds on and connects with the child’s statements, questions and responses.

The teacher must be a good listener and actively involved


One-On-One One-On-One

The teacher repeats, adds to, and revises what a child says.

Used effectively • at arrival and departure• during free play time • during shared reading with one or two children.


DescriptionDescriptionThe teacher or caregiver

introduces new vocabulary and

encourages deeper understanding of new

words.

Introduces and illustrates sentence structure

Used during formal and informal activities


Supporting Children’s Understanding Supporting Children’s Understanding of the Meaning of Many Wordsof the Meaning of Many Words

The teacher or caregiver provides multiple

examples and definitions, connecting

new words with the concepts children

already understand.

Makes any activity a rich oral language building

experience.


Children Need Reasons to Talk and Interesting Children Need Reasons to Talk and Interesting Things to Talk About Things to Talk About


New InformationNew Information

Provide stimulating experiences! It will

encourage rich, interesting content in

children’s conversations.

Talking about past and future

experiences is crucial; it develops

capacity for abstract thinking


Personal ContentPersonal Content

Children naturally like to talk about themselves and about what they are doing

Teachers should take opportunities to recast a child’s statements and to extend what has been said


StorytellingStorytelling

Your Role? • Build on the child’s ideas

• add new words

• Model sentence structure by posing

questions and elaborating on what children say.


PlayPlay

Taking on new roles in play and

performances provides an

opportunity to use language in new ways


Extended ConversationExtended Conversation

Ask questions to obtain

more abstract

information or invite

children to make

predictions


Model LanguageModel Language

• Be a role model of good grammar and syntax

•Use a rich vocabulary, abstract words and concepts

Cadence Education 2016Read, Read, Read!Read, Read, Read!

• Develops a child’s speaking and listening skills• Introduces new concepts or information o Increases vocabulary


Have a Wide Variety of Books Have a Wide Variety of Books AvailableAvailable

•Fiction

•Non fiction

•Poetry

•Children’s reference books

•Information books

Add books to all Interest Centers—not just the Library or Book CornerAdd books to all Interest Centers—not just the Library or Book Corner


Make Shared Reading PowerfulMake Shared Reading Powerful

Go beyond asking a child to label the illustrations:

• Predict• Speculate• Describe

• Recall (check for comprehension)


Read With a Small GroupRead With a Small Group

Draw children into the book through pictures and plot


Focus on VocabularyFocus on Vocabulary

Tell children what the word meansPoint to a picture that illustrates the wordConnect the new word to words the child already knowsGive examples of the wordEncourage the child to use the new word in conversation—and do so yourself


Emphasize the Use of Abstract LanguageEmphasize the Use of Abstract Language

Ask children to predict what might happen next

Ask questions that require the child to use language to analyze the meaning of what’s happening

Ask child to imagine what the characters in the book might be feeling or thinking


Ask Questions and Encourage DiscussionAsk Questions and Encourage Discussion

Ask younger children to label pictures

Ask younger children to describe details of the pictures or story

After a child’s had practice with a story, ask the child to recall something about it

Ask an older child to make predictions about the story

Ask an older child to imagine events beyond the actual story


Build on The Theme of the BookBuild on The Theme of the Book

Gives children a shared topic for conversations

Provides opportunities for the teacher to use vocabulary over and over again

Theme-related activities give children the chance to use the new language learned in the books that were read

Cadence Education 2016Talking With Children Does Make A Talking With Children Does Make A

DifferenceDifference

o Have an extended, contextualized conversation with one child

o Model speaking in complete sentences in questions, statements and responses

o Provide opportunities for children to talk about things and events that aren’t here-and-now.

Teachers must Teachers must intentionallyintentionally make time for talking and sharing experiences make time for talking and sharing experiences


Make Time To Talk

Cadence Education 2016Make Time To Talk


Make Time To Talk

Learning to Talk and Listen: Report of the National Early Literacy Panel: Barbara Goodson and Carolyn Lazer (2009).

Experiences in Language Arts: Early Literacy. Jeanne M. Machado (2009)

Speaking and Listening for Preschool Through Third Grade Lauren Resnick and Catherine Snow (2009)

The 90% Reading Goal: Lynn Fielding, Nancy Kerr, Paul Rozier (1998)

The View from the Little Chair in the Corner Cindy R. Bess (2010)

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