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Supporting Children’s Language Development
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Name Communication Level Initiator Responder
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Student Language Inventory3
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Conversational Skills Checklist
Student Attends in Conversation Establishes and Maintains Topic
Asks and Answers Questions
Speaks Clearly Messages Understood
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DEVELOPMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DRAMATIC PLAY
YOUNGER PRESCHOOLERS OLDER PRESCHOOLERS
Act out only very familiar roles and
scenes—playing house, cooking, taking care
of baby, etc.
Begin to display increasing creativity—able
to act out imaginary scenes with monsters,
magic, etc.
Need realistic props—either the real thing,
toys that imitate the real thing, or objects
shaped like the real thing.
Substitute objects for various props - “let’s
pretend this is the…” such as boxes, blocks,
etc.
The length of dramatic play in a particular
role or scene may be relatively brief,
especially if adult prompting is not present.
Can sustain dramatic play for relatively long
periods of time.
Dramatic play may not be coherent—no
story, no sequential series of events.
Dramatic play begins to imitate story
structure with a definite narrative.
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COMPONENTS OF DRAMATIC PLAY
(1) Schema
General idea of the “story” (what typically takes place) in this setting
Start by using settings that are familiar to the children, as a part of their everyday routines Introduce unfamiliar settings by providing adequate background knowledge through…
- books - videos - field trips - guest speakers
(2) Roles
General idea of the different “characters” in this story and setting Include at least four roles for rich language interaction
Encourage children to try different roles on different occasions
(3) Props
Materials that provide contextual support for the story Provide props appropriate to children’s developmental level of dramatic play
(4) Verbal Exchanges
The “script” Adults can model possible scripts Children with varying levels of language development can play together as long
as one recognizes that the verbal exchanges will vary in length & complexity
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OBSERVING DRAMATIC PLAY
Do children: Not pretend at all?
Perform pretend actions alone?
Perform single isolated pretend actions with others?
Perform integrated sequences of pretend actions, i.e., do they
understand “the schema” and act out a story consistently within the
schema?
Assume the role of another person or continue to “be themselves,” i.e.,
a preschooler, within the context of the setting?
Substitute similar looking objects for real items/props?
Use objects that are less similar in appearance to the real items/props,
that require greater use of the imagination?
Role play alone?
Role play with other children?
Use verbal exchanges or “scripts” consistent with the setting?
Use only those verbal exchanges that have been introduced by the
teacher?
Initiate new verbal exchanges consistent with the original schema
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SUGGESTED DRAMATIC PLAY ACTIVITIES
Airplane Amusement Park Babysitter Beach Beauty Shop/Barber Boats Camping Car Wash Car (racing) *Cinderella/castle Circus Cleaning (spring/fall) *Concert/art in the park Construction/repair *Crafts fair Cruise ship Delivery trucks *Department Store Doctor’s office Farm Fast-food restaurant Firefighter Fishing/picnic Fitness Center Gardening Gas Station/garage mechanic Grocery store Harvest (farm or garden) Health Clinic House/apartment *Jungleland/Safari Laundromat *Library Motel
*Newspaper carrier Office worker Paramedic Pet Store *Pioneers Pizza Parlor Police Officer Post Office Rodeo *Sanitation worker School (bus) Scientist (bugs and birds) *Scientist (water and air) *Space travel Sports Television studio *Utility worker Veterinarian Water play Winter fun Zoo/Zoo keeper
* The activities marked with an asterisk are considered moderately difficult—appropriate for
second semester of school year
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TEACHER’S ROLE IN DRAMATIC PLAY
Before:
Introduce the schema through books, videotapes, etc.
Model the different roles.
Display and introduce the props in the dramatic play center. (Allow access to this area only during center time.)
During:
Allow children to develop the schema in a way that is meaningful to them.
Stimulate and model language, following the children’s lead.
Encourage, but never force, participation.
(Outside – Inside Intervention)
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DRAMATIC PLAY ACTIVITY PLAN
Dramatic Play: Grocery Store Setting(s): Grocery store Aisles and shelves Produce area Checkout counter Customers homes Props: Shelves Canned and boxed goods Pretend fruits and vegetables Table for checkout area Pretend cash register Pretend money Pretend credit cards Coupons Shopping carts Grocery bags Pencil and paper for making lists Aprons for workers Roles: Shopper(s) Stocker(s) Cashier(s) Bagger(s) Sample Language: “Do you have any lettuce today?” “What aisle is the cereal on?” “Will that be all?” “Do you have any coupons?” “Your total is $5.” Related Activities: Do a KWL chart about grocery stores
Field trips to the grocery store and farm Dictate thank you letters to people met on field trips Do a classroom bar graph of the grocery stores students’ families use
Conduct a survey to select a name for the class grocery store (children sign their names to indicate preference)
Make posters to advertise “specials”
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DRAMATIC PLAY ACTIVITY PLAN
Dramatic Play: _____________________________________________________________
Setting(s):
Props:
Roles:
Sample Language:
Related Activities:
Rhymes/Songs/Books:
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DRAMATIC PLAY ACTIVITY PLAN
Dramatic Play: _____________________________________________________________
Setting(s):
Props:
Roles:
Sample Language:
Related Activities:
Rhymes/Songs/Books:
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DRAMATIC PLAY ACTIVITY PLAN
Dramatic Play: _____________________________________________________________
Setting(s):
Props:
Roles:
Sample Language:
Related Activities:
Rhymes/Songs/Books:
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BUILDING ORAL LANGUAGE SKILLS SELF-ASSESSMENT Check one Completed before training Completed after training
Directions: Answer the questions below:
1. Language development is both a _______________ and ___________________ process. 2. True or False: Babies are born with an innate instinct for language.
3. True or False: In the Hart and Risley studies, parents’ SES status was correlated with the number of words
that their children heard on a regular basis.
4. True or False: The stages of language development are fairly universal and so young children generally enter kindergarten with very similar language skills.
5. Give an example of a receptive language activity:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Give an example of an expressive language activity:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. What is syntax?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. “Yesterday, I went to my grandma’s house after school” is an example of ______________ language.
9. What is information talk?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. True or False: The degree to which a child hears unusual or challenging vocabulary predicts his own
language skill in kindergarten.
11. Identify two things adults can do to facilitate a child-to-child conversation: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. Identify the four components of dramatic play:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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