Welcome to Unit 2: Language. This unit is designed
to help you understand the VPK Language
and Communication Standards for prekindergarten
children and best practices for their instructors.
In this unit we will explore the relationship
between oral language and communication skills
and children’s
preparedness to learn to read. Listening, speaking,
vocabulary growth age-appropriate sentence structures
and extended conversations are all factors that
influence children’s
language growth.
Listed
below are the objectives that will be covered in
this unit:
- To demonstrate knowledge of how four-year-old children can increase their language skills by watching and listening to others and having conversations in individual and small group settings.
- To know how to help children increase the complexity of their spoken language.
- To demonstrate an understanding of the importance of helping four-year-old children learn how to initiate conversations, ask questions, and respond to others.
- To learn how prekindergarten teachers can
improve children’s
speaking, listening, and conversational skills.
- To demonstrate knowledge of age-appropriate vocabulary expansion activities for four-year-old children.
- How do you encourage children to talk to you
and to others?
- What are some ways that you encourage children to talk about past and future events?
- How can you build and expand children’s vocabulary in your classroom every day?
You are now ready to begin
the section on Language and Communication.
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