1. Ch 12 contd Ch 13 Literacy Ch 16

2. Ways to foster language
Listen to children (Be honest when you don’t understand the child)
Give children something real to talk about (use words that the child can associate to)
Encourage conversation between children (have children work together)
Teachers & children should have dialogue (adults should not be standing around supervising; talk to less verbal children; mealtimes)
Seek professional support (know table 12.1)

3. Vygotsky & Speech
Private speech - children talk to themselves in a self-guiding & self-directing way
First aloud
Then internally
Used to work through new concepts & experiences
(i.e.) – how a toy works: “this goes there”, or
(i.e. ) - social experiences: “I share”

4. Ch 13: Literacy
Literacy: learning to read & write (the natural next step to language development)
Highly structured reading programs for preschool are NOT DAP
Myth: if children learn how to read books in pre-K, then it is a quality program, because it shows the parent that the child is “thinking”!
20-45% of children have difficulty learning to read
Use play based activities with “Documentation”

5. Documentation From Reggio Emilia
It “documents” children’s thinking & development (i.e. –language, fine/gross motor, social-emotional, etc.)
Examples of documentation:
Photos of children in activities
Writing down verbatim what a child says
Display documentation for children to “revisit” their thinking & a print-rich environment emerges

6. How to foster literacy
Know the difference between teaching preschoolers how to read & write versus fostering “emergent literacy”
Turn to pages 334 & 335

7. Ch 16: the whole teacher Q: How do you create a preschool class where you offer all of this?

8. 5 priorities
1) Intentional Teaching: Teaching objectives, teachable moments, assessment & observation; uses standards
2) Uses DAP: Engaging experiences, teacher- supported play, choice of activities, intentional in timing & organization of activities, adapt teaching for individuals

9. 3) Curriculum supports (Reggio’s) 5 selves: Curriculum supports growth in linguistics, music, logic-math, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal/intrapersonal 4) Emergent curriculum: Child centered & active learning 5) Teach beyond academics: Teach happiness, joy, respect, how to effectively socialize with others