Gene-Environment Language Acquisition

I would start by introducing myself to all the parents and ask them what they would like to learn about or if they have any questions on what literacy is. I would tell them how valuable education is and that we need to pass on that value to your children. (Diane M Barone/Marla H. Mallette, 2013). We are going to provide home activities for you as parents to do with your child. This will help build your child’s literacy skills and we will have goals and structure for your child. (Diane M Barone/Marla H. Mallette, 2013). I want you as parents to be a full partner in your child’s education. One of the activities you will be doing with you is a shared book reading. The book I am sending home for you to read together is Pete the Cat and it will be in both English and Spanish which is some of your native language. You can also go to the library and get a library card and check out English and your native language there. (Diane M Barone/Marla H. Mallette, 2013). We are going to track how many words your child can read in this book. We will send a few words that are in Pete the Cat book and we will be reading them and your child will be able to recognize them. Children will be able to recognize a few words in different books. Parents will play a word game with their child called forming and recognizing rhyme. The children will read a DR. Seuss book

I observed my son, Orion, during story time with his father, Louis. Orion just turned four in October. He is currently attending early intervention for speech and social delays at the Catherine Dodge Brownell School in the Bronx, and had began his attendance there at the end of the last school year.

There are many aspects of society that can be compared when doing an analysis of three cultures: socio-economic statuses, occupations, fertility rates, diets, religions, economics, and politics are few among many. Education, and particularly early childhood education, is a fascinating topic to study when conducting a comparison because it has elements of all traits and greatly mirrors the values of the culture of that which it is present, “Preschools are sites where a variety of domains, interests, and social actors intersect. Preschool is where child rearing meets education; where the world of parents and home first meets the world of teachers and school” (Tobin, Hsueh, & Karasawa, 2009, p. 2). According to Tobin, Hsueh, and Karasawa (2009),

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.

In David Rettew’s TED talk, “Child Temperament: How We Start to Become Ourselves,” he defines what child temperament is, where it came from, how it could be developed over time, and how parents should respond to their children’s temperaments (Rettew, 2015). Children contain different temperaments, such as being anxious, angry, or calm (Rettew, 2015). According to twin studies, 50-60 percent of temperament is genetics, while the rest of the percentage comes from other influences, such as from the environment (Rettew, 2015). The type of environment a child is exposed to could influence a child’s temperament by them adapting certain traits to test if they are a good fit for that environment (Rettew, 2015). There is a correlation between the environment

Social interaction, myelination, brain maturation, and scaffolding are evidence that early childhood is a sensitive time for learning language. In addition, children in early childhood are considered “language sponges” because they absorb every bit of language they hear or read.

What I learned was the Power of Language video taught that with dual learners, you should incorporate some of their language throughout the day. Talking to infants and toddlers can help them to develop and build a strong foundation for literacy. The 5 interactions for response is tune in: pay attention to the child. Facial expressions: get down eye to eye to the child’s level, and smile. Touch: could be a hug, rub on their back, or sitting in your lap, Gesture: hugging, smiling

The sequences and rates of each aspect of development from birth to 19 years are part of

The purpose of this study was to compare two Latino families and their children on how parental instruction affects communication using Augmentative and Alternative communication (AAC) during reading. The research’s design was used a single-subject, multiple baseline approach. The participants were two Latino families with a child at least three years of age who presented a motor speech impartment. Each family was given a book to use through out the study, which they would read to their children like any other child’s book. With the books the families were also given different communication displays with individual symbols and each child had their usual AAC system. Parents were taught to use different interaction methods when reading

The ECAT will offer parents concepts about how to support their child’s early language development such as using activities, books, library visits, story sessions and songs. Linking play and learning from in the setting to at home, the ECAT will provide the practitioners with confidence to support the parents more effectively; they are also supported by the local early language consultant for any advice, training or support. Suffolk county council presented results from a survey undertaken by the Communication Trust Charity that asked 349 teachers and found that only 27% had received training around Language, Speech and Communication. A further study stated that 81% felt they would benefit from more training in this area (2014). The ECAT plans to support children from the earliest intervention so that if there are any difficulties they can be prevented in the first place or detected early so that they are given the appropriate help. Mark Rosen backs the programme stating, “I wholeheartedly support Every Child a Talker, and I am sure it’ll help all of us working with young children to focus on what will help every single child develop” (DfCSF,

Once upon a time about 30 years ago, I was just a little girl who wanted to explore the world. I wanted to explore the world through reading, but like many I wasn’t there yet. So here is the story about how I became a reader. With this week readings I learned that a child’s reading foundation can play a major part in how they comprehend things later in life. Growing up I thought that my reading wasn’t as great as my friends. As a matter of fact, I thought that the person who read the fastest was the smartest, but I quickly learn that to not be true. Actually with me reading slower I was able to comprehend the things that I read. Early Beginnings: Early Literacy Knowledge and Instruction talked about the importance of learning in the early years from birth to five. When I was small I attended daycare and I believe that learning while in daycare played a major role in my reading foundation.

Based on the Standards for the Development Profiles, Isla appears to be right on tract for the development of communication and language for a twelve-month-old infant. Isla knows when she is being interacted with and responds with movement, eye contact, and gestures. Isla knows her name and responds by looking in the direction of the adult who called her name. Isla also reacts to the words ‘no’ or ‘stop’. While observing, Isla was walking with assistance from the furniture, and Isla became to close to a shape corner of a table. The observers got nervous and told her no, Isla responded by eye contact and move on with a different task. In addition, Isla makes waving gestures when saying hello and goodbye. While observing Isla, observers noticed that she babbles a lot and smiles at Hayley due to her being a familiar adult. Isla appears to be developing communication skills and hitting the norms of a twelve-month-old infant.

The questionable and ambiguous nature surrounding the notion that children play an active role in acquiring language has been debated by many theorists of different perspectives. These three perspectives include the learning view, the nativist view and the interactionist view. In this essay I will discuss each perspective with reference to psychological theories and research that relates to each view.

Language development is a critical part of a child’s overall development. Language encourages and supports a child’s ability to communicate. Through language, a child is able to understand and define his or her’s feelings and emotions. It also introduces the steps to thinking critically as well as problem-solving, building and maintaining relationships. Learning a language from a social perspective is important because it gives the child the opportunity to interact with others and the environment. This is referred to the interactionist theory.

From the literature review, it was established that there were several factors affecting language learning and acquisition. More specifically, it was revealed that factors such as exposure at an early age, motivation, attitudes, incentives and educational system can influence language acquisition. However, most of the research were conducted in the west and were focused on students as subjects to the study and foreigners working in the country where they need to learn the language to lengthen their range of employment opportunity.