CHAPTER 8: Language Development in Kindergartners Modified by Dr. Laura McLaughlin Taddei Language Development in Early Childhood Education Fourth Edition Beverly W. Otto

Otto. Language Development in Early Childhood Education, 4e. © 2014, 2010, 2006, 2002 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 8-2 Development of Phonological Knowledge Oral language Increased phoneme production Verbal play With rhymes and sounds

Otto. Language Development in Early Childhood Education, 4e. © 2014, 2010, 2006, 2002 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 8-3 Development of Phonological Knowledge, continued Written language Letter-sound connections Print-focused reading attempts Early spelling attempts

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Otto. Language Development in Early Childhood Education, 4e. © 2014, 2010, 2006, 2002 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 8-5 Development of Semantic Knowledge Vocabulary growth Role of experiences Defining words

Otto. Language Development in Early Childhood Education, 4e. © 2014, 2010, 2006, 2002 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 8-6 Assessing Early Literacy Activity Please complete the small group activity of how to assess early literacy

Otto. Language Development in Early Childhood Education, 4e. © 2014, 2010, 2006, 2002 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 8-7 Development of Semantic Knowledge, continued Figurative language – begin to talk to children about figurative language and what it means Humor – indication that semantic knowledge is developing – why?

Otto. Language Development in Early Childhood Education, 4e. © 2014, 2010, 2006, 2002 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 8-8 Development of Syntactic Knowledge Pronoun Usage – may involve clearer use of pronouns. Verb phrase expansion – using more adverbs and auxiliary verbs likes have, will, do, etc. Passive sentences – object – action – agent – The cat was chased by the dog

Otto. Language Development in Early Childhood Education, 4e. © 2014, 2010, 2006, 2002 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 8-9 Development of Morphemic Knowledge Verb tenses - Comparatives and superlatives Noun suffix -er

Otto. Language Development in Early Childhood Education, 4e. © 2014, 2010, 2006, 2002 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 8-10 Development of Pragmatic Knowledge Oral language Varied contexts Increasing conversational skills

Otto. Language Development in Early Childhood Education, 4e. © 2014, 2010, 2006, 2002 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 8-11 Development of Pragmatic Knowledge, continued Written language Telling and dictating stories Awareness of genre Awareness of written conventions

Otto. Language Development in Early Childhood Education, 4e. © 2014, 2010, 2006, 2002 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 8-12 Observing Kindergartners’ Language Competencies Key areas to observe Oral language competencies Phonological awareness Written language competencies Metalinguistic knowledge