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Principle 1

Principle 1. Children need to have many experiences and interactions to develop background knowledge and language skills. Language. Language provides framework for Lifelong communication skills Reading and writing skills. What are Language Skills?.

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Principle 1

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  1. Principle 1 • Children need to have many experiences and interactions to develop background knowledge and language skills Iowa Department of Education ::: 2006 ::: Principle 1 ::: PPT/Transparency :::

  2. Language... • Language provides framework for • Lifelong communication skills • Reading and writing skills Iowa Department of Education ::: 2006 ::: Principle 1 ::: PPT/Transparency :::

  3. What are Language Skills? • Using words to convey a meaningful message • Using a sequence of sounds[b - i - g] • Understanding and saying meaningful words; vocabulary • Using words in the correct order:“The house is big,” not “The is big house.” • Using words in the appropriate social context: children should not say to parents or teachers, “No, duh!” Iowa Department of Education ::: 2006 ::: Principle 1 ::: PPT/Transparency :::

  4. 5 4 Sentences 3 Word combinations 2 One-word sentences 1 Babbles 0 Language Skills Developmental Stages of Language Age Iowa Department of Education ::: 2006 ::: Principle 1 ::: PPT/Transparency :::

  5. How children develop language skills It’s important to know... • Children develop at different rates • Social, economic, and cultural background affect language skill development • Most oral language skills develop by age 5 Iowa Department of Education ::: 2006 ::: Principle 1 ::: PPT/Transparency :::

  6. Socio-economic Level andLanguage Development Number of words heard per hour Adapted from Hart, B. and Risley, T. (1999) Iowa Department of Education ::: 2006 ::: Principle 1 ::: PPT/Transparency :::

  7. How children develop language skills It’s important to know... • Children develop at different rates • Social, economic, and cultural background affect language skill development • Most oral language skills develop by age 5 Iowa Department of Education ::: 2006 ::: Principle 1 ::: PPT/Transparency :::

  8. Language Principles 1. Children need to have many experiences and interactions to develop background knowledge and language skills. 2. Children need frequent opportunities to talk about their experiences and ideas using words, phrases, and sentences. 3. Children need to learn and use new vocabulary words continuously. Iowa Department of Education ::: 2006 ::: Principle 1 ::: PPT/Transparency :::

  9. Principle 1: Develop Background Knowledge and Language Skills • Outcomes • Adults will support children’s efforts to communicate by providing them frequent opportunities to talk. • Adults will engage children in conversation by: • Commenting • Asking questions • Responding to children’s comments or questions Iowa Department of Education ::: 2006 ::: Principle 1 ::: PPT/Transparency :::

  10. Principle 1: Develop Background Knowledge and Language Skills • Iowa Early Learning Standard • Children understand and use communication and language for a variety of purposes. • Benchmarks • Children will initiate, listen, and respond appropriately in conversations with peers and adults. • Children will ask and answer a variety of question types. • Children will speak in sentences of increasing length and grammatical complexity. Iowa Department of Education ::: 2006 ::: Principle 1 ::: PPT/Transparency :::

  11. Principle 1 • Children need manyexperiences and interactions to develop background knowledge and language skills Iowa Department of Education ::: 2006 ::: Principle 1 ::: PPT/Transparency :::

  12. Principle 1: Develop Background Knowledge and Language Skills • Strategy • Provide a variety of meaningful experiences using daily routines or planned events Iowa Department of Education ::: 2006 ::: Principle 1 ::: PPT/Transparency :::

  13. Active Engagement Leads to Meaningful Experiences Real apples Plastic apples Picture of apple The word ‘apple’ ACTIVE PASSIVE Iowa Department of Education ::: 2006 ::: Principle 1 ::: PPT/Transparency :::

  14. Background Knowledge Background knowledge is useful in language development in two ways: • Children develop a basic understanding of their world. • These experiences encourage communication about their world. Iowa Department of Education ::: 2006 ::: Principle 1 ::: PPT/Transparency :::

  15. Types of Experiences • Daily routine events • Planned events • In home orearly childhood care and education setting • Outside home orearly childhood care and education setting Iowa Department of Education ::: 2006 ::: Principle 1 ::: PPT/Transparency :::

  16. Principle 1: Key Point • Use many daily opportunities to create meaningful experiences that help children develop background knowledge and language skills Iowa Department of Education ::: 2006 ::: Principle 1 ::: PPT/Transparency :::

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