1. CE320 Unit 3 Seminar: Language Development for Infants and Toddlers
Language Development in the Young Child

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3. Updates and reminders
In this week’s seminar, we will discuss the role of the early childhood professional in developing language in infants and toddlers. Before the seminar, you should have investigated the online resources found at the end of Chapter 3 of your text to learn more about the resources and research available to early childhood professionals.
Tonight we will…
Review definitions of key terms
Sharing books with infants
Symbolic gestures with toddlers
Applying sign language with infants/toddlers
Home to School Connections that foster language development

4. Unit Outcomes and Expectations
At the end of this unit you should be able to:
Differentiate between the five aspects of language knowledge (phonetic, semantic, syntactic, morphemic, and pragmatic)
Identify the interaction patterns needed to create an environment conducive to language development in infants and toddlers

5. Key Terms Vicarious experience Prosody Referent
Symbol formation
Distancing
Protowords
Idiomorphs
Holophrasic stage
Fast mapping
Telegraphic speech
Representational/symbolic gesture
homesign
Prosody
Reflexive vocalizations
Nonreflexive vocalizations
Cooing
Verbal play
Babbling
Echolalic babbling
Jargon
Intonated babble
Selective reinforcement
Emergent literacy
Direct experience

6. Review tonight’s reading
CE320 Language Development in the Young Child
Review tonight’s reading
Please be prepared to answer the following questions related to the online resources found at the end of Chapter 3 of your text to learn more about the resources and research available to early childhood professionals.
Please take about ten minutes to review your findings on the following areas:
Caregivers interactions for sharing books
Symbolic gestures for toddlers
Sign language for infants and toddlers
Home school connections to promote language development
Please do not share your answer until each question is asked upon your return.

7. Caregivers Interactions and Sharing Books
1. Outline the caregiver’s interactions in sharing books with infants and toddlers. How can you apply this information to your own work with infants and toddlers?

8. Symbolic Gestures for Toddlers
2. Identify the benefits of using symbolic gestures with toddlers.

9. Sign Language
3. After investigating the online resources in your text, please respond to this question: Is sign language a tool that you might consider using with an infant or toddler? Why or why not?

10. Home-School Connections
4. How might you create positive home-school connections that will foster language development in the children you care for throughout your career?

11. Thank you for Coming!

12. References
Motluk, A. (2004). Babies get hands-on with language. New Scientist, 183(2456), 8.
Otto, B. (2010). Language Development in Early Childhood, 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
Jupiter Images Corporation, (2010). Clipart.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010 from