Speaking and Listening

1. Speaking and Listening Katie, Kait, Rebekah, Lauren, Amanda

2. Introduction • Children learn to speak by hearing spoken words. Children learn to read, in part by, hearing stories read to them; however,
in order to hear and understand these stories they need to be able to listen.
Speaking and Listening are vital components to language development.

3. If this is true…how do deaf children learn to read? • Everyone needs to understand mapping between the language and the printed word • Deaf people do not have access to phonological code so many do not know the language well • Therefore they use chaining which is learning to map between the sign and the print. The teacher fingerspells the word, points to the word on the blackboard and then uses an initialized sign. • Also, the classroom must be a visual environment because language is learned through the eyes rather than the ears • “Oral language is the foundation of learning to read and write” -Saying Words Aloud

4. What is a good strategy to encourage emotion words when a child frustrated? • important for the teacher to realize their own emotions so they can convey it to the students • try to keep positive atmosphere but allow children to voice their own emotions even if it is not happy • encourage students to listen to others so they can see how others deal with emotions and be able to recognize what is a good way to show and voice emotions

5. Continued… • young students often resort to physical expressions when words do not come to them • teach your students different words for emotions

6. Angry Words: • Irritated • Incensed • Exasperated • Boiling • Fuming • Furious • Enraged • Infuriated • Mad • Angry • Crabby • Cross • Upset • Annoyed • Disgusted • Grumpy

7. Read books about becoming angry or some other emotion and do an activity • Mean Soup by B. Everitt • Teachers can bring in a pot for pretend mean soup and have upset children shout and stir words into it telling how they feel until they feel good again

8. Bilingualism in the classroom • When children are young the brain is hardwired for language development. A second language can be acquired naturally without being taught during preschool years. • If a child is not speaking a second language before puberty he/she will never be able to acquire that language as effectively as a native speaker.

9. Continued… • By 2050 the Hispanic population will be over 100 million people, that is nearly 1/4 of the U.S. population (Spanish-school.com) • Children spend most of their week in school, further children spend most of their time practicing language through cooperative play and interaction with other students. • It is important to encourage use of a second language in the classroom, both during core curriculum and during social interactions.

10. Incorporating Bilingualism • Many languages all over the world • Can You Say Peace? • Bilingual Picture Books • Both languages are featured • Margaret and Margarita • My Tata’s Guitar • Cumulative Tales • The Empanadas that Abuela Made • Dramatic Play Centers • Ex. Supermarket • Bebe Goes Shopping

11. In Conclusion…