WK3 CNT
Learning Resources
Required Resources
- Course Text: The Development of Language
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- Chapter 5, “Putting Words Together”
- Chapter 6, “Language in Social Contexts: Communicative Competence”
- Chapter 7, “Theoretical Approaches to Language Acquisition”
- Chapter 10, “Language and Literacy in the School Years”
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- Read pp. 329–344 up to “Reading”
- Read pp. 329–344 up to “Reading”
- Online Reading: Week 3 Reading (PDF)
Used by permission. - Article: Early Literacy (PDF)
- Web Article: Teaching Your Baby Sign Language Can Benefit Both of You
http://psychcentral.com/lib/teaching-your-baby-sign-language-can-benefit-both-of-you/0002423
Optional Resources
- Web Article: Researchers Discover Environment Influences Children’s Ability to Form, Comprehend Complex Sentences
http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/021121/syntax-study.shtml - Web Site: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: Speech and Language Developmental Milestones
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/pages/speechandlanguage.aspx - Web Site: Child Development Institute: Language Development in Children
http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/child-development/language_development.shtml - Web Article: Bridges to Literacy: Early Routines That Promote Later School Success
(Scroll down to find this article under “Most Popular Resources,” and download the PDF)
http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=key_language
Content Review
Directions:
- Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2–3 paragraphs in length.
- Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.
- Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your instructor can see which question you are responding to.
- Think ahead to your future work with children and families. How would you explain to parents the importance of the stages a preschool-age child goes through in acquiring syntax and morphology? In your own words, describe the main developments that occur in each stage (I–IV) as presented in the course text.
- Define two types of knowledge needed to achieve communicative competence, and provide an example of each.
- Which of the theoretical approaches to studying and understanding language learning do you most associate with, and why? As part of your explanation, include relevant examples of your own experiences.
