Interactionist Theory Of Language Development

Monta Briant starts by telling a story of how sign language helped her understand what was wrong with her ten-month-old daughter; she then goes on to say that baby sign language is defined as “using symbolic gestures to enhance your verbal interactions with your baby.” She tells how there are many resources available to parents online and in the library to be able to find the signs that your child may want to learn. We are then told by Ms. Briant that aggressive behavior is decreased by the use of signing in infants and

children spoke more and areas where they rarely spoke. The outcomes highlighted that boys participated more in physical activities that required little communication; subsequently the staff created areas that encouraged communication and discussion for all children. The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DFCSF) released the ECAT: Guidance for Early Language Lead Practitioners (2008). The resource was designed to support a Lead Practitioner in developing high quality language provision within the setting. The ECAT is designed to create and develop appropriate, stimulating and supportive environment which children can enjoy experimenting with and learning language. It can be executed in an early year setting, with a child minder or at home

According to Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, trust vs. mistrust, occurs in the first year of life. Erikson believed that the caregiver’s response to the infant’s cries help them develop a sense of trust, when the caregiver responds right away to the infant’s distress of crying or fussing (Mooney, 2000). Erikson believed that in the earliest years of life, mainly during infancy, patterns of trust or mistrust are formed that control, or at least influence, a person’s actions or interactions for the rest of life (Erikson, 1950).

As I was observing the toddlers, the three I’s of language develop are present in their classroom. While in the ‘waddler’ room, I could see the first (I) in language development, innate abilities, being utilized. The caregivers wanted the toddlers to learn in their own way. Innate abilities is also seen when they allowed the toddler to try something new. The second (I), interactions, was also seen throughout the observation that day. During morning play, the toddlers were able to interact with each other. Even though most of them couldn’t talk, you could see real interactions taking place between toddlers. One of the bigger things I noticed was when two or more toddlers were fighting over a toy; the caregivers didn’t react at first.

The fourth chapter of Mathew Saxton's textbook “Child Language“ is dedicated to the role input, particularily Child Directed Speech (CDS), plays in a child's ability to acquire language. In this literature summary I will I will provide a brief outline of his argumentation and compare it to corresponding section of the chapter about communication development in Infancy in 'The Developement of Language' by Jearn Berko Gleason and Nan Bernstein Ratner.

I observed 3 to 36 months, with the end 3 months, the infant smiles spontaneously, playing with people and might cry when stop playing games. the infant can briefly calm himself. He begins to babble, cry in different ways to show hunger, pain or tired. Using his hands and eyes together. Infant holds the head steady, unsupported, he can hold a toy and shake, bring hands to mouth. At 6 months, the infant knows familiar faces and he is playing with other people. He starts making sounds, begins to say consonant sounds " m, b". he is looking around at things nearly. The infant can roll over in both direction (front to back, back to front). At 9 months, the infant sometimes clingy with familiar and fear other people. the child is shy or nervous with

Language plays a very important role in an infant’s life. It is believe that a mommy has a great impact as the child grows, especially when it comes to language skills. Apparently, an infant would put all its trust in its mommy, after all she is the one that brought him to this world, therefore any bilingual or monolingual knowledge that an infant picks up comes from speakers of their language environments. It is its surrounding or environment that is going to make the difference in his language world.

I am a student at Madonna University, where I am obtaining my master degree in early childhood development. I am currently enrolled in ECE 5170 Programming and Support for Infant and Toddlers. As a part of my course work I am to develop a child study on an infant. I will observe your child for an hour three different times within a course of three days.

From the moment a child arrives to this world is exposed to an endless of signals and stimulations that the brain begins to assimilate. Lights, colors and sounds which will be a part of the new born life until his death. One of the first stimuli received by the baby is the voice from the parents. These voices are translated into sounds by the phonological system, some months later into meanings then complete words and eventually, some years later, into sentences. These four steps could summarize the acquisition of the language which even not being taught it is one of the longest and most laborious processes for the child. In Sapir’s words “Language is the most massive and inclusive art we know, a mountainous and anonymous work of unconscious

As mentioned above, the triad of difficulties/impairments is broken down into three areas. Breaking each area down enables individuals to understand the impact that the triad has on a person with autism, and the difficulties that comes with each impairment.

We think that we usually communicate with the words, which help us to deal with many problems, but many people actually don’t know that most of the time we are using body language to communicate. when we are born and we don’t know any words, first thing that we do is to use gestures , because that the way we can have communication with our parents or adults. So, Body language doesn’t require any verbal sound and words, it’s depended on our movement, gestures and non-verbal signals. As I found out

The development of literacy and language is a continual progress within a person. This development is one that starts from the moment a child is born (Hurst and Joseph, 2000). This development is promoted within the home environment and is extended within the early years’ classroom domain. Literacy and language development is comprised of four strands, which are listening, speaking, reading & writing. These four factors are in constant interaction together and are constantly developing within the person (Saffran, Senghas and Trueswell, 2001).

Research has shown literacy is one of the most important but most complex subject taught within the education system (Bickart &Dodge, 1999). However despite it’s complexity it is still one of the most important subject, because the lack of literacy skills affect all other subject area. “Language is critical for learning across the curriculum” (Copple, Bredekamp, Koralek &Charner, 2013). Language is important because language has various function, it works as expression for feeling, as mediator in thought and it helps to provide mental representation (Copple, Bredekamp, Koralek &Charner, 2013). It is also proven that language develop rapidly during the early childhood years (Copple, Bredekamp, Koralek &Charner, 2013). By age 1 children say their first words and by 3 years children learn 300 to 1000 words; This is how rapid language is learnt (Gorden & Browne,2013). It is for all these reason us as early childhood educators must take advantage of this crucial time period where children are like sponge they soak in all information and concept.

Language is a set of shared rules that allow people to express their ideas in a meaningful way. Language may be expressed verbally or by writing, signing, or making other gestures, such as eye blinking or mouth movements. Speech is talking, which is one way to express language. It involves the precisely coordinated muscle actions of the tongue, lips, jaw, and vocal tract to produce the recognizable sounds that make up language. Speech and language functions are important components in children’s development. Children’s ability to talk and communicate with their parents and friends influences their social adaptation (Rosselli et al., 2014).

Language allows us to coordinate with others, relay information find out answers. And carry out every day’s activities.