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Child Education - Communication
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Standard 4 / Indicator 4.1

  • Children in the program have access to an age-appropriate education to prepare for success in school and life.
  • Preschool age children will show measurable gains in at least three of five domains.

Materials:

Pencil or pen

Family Literacy Journal (view instructions here)

Lesson:  

Children learn to communicate the moment they are born.  Newborns cry when they have needs.  They may be afraid, hungry, wet, cold, or frustrated.   Even before they can talk, toddlers begin to communicate their wants and needs to adults.  As children grow, their methods of communicating begin to change too. 

Whether your child is a newborn or a four-year-old, you are preparing him/her for school.  By interacting with your child, you are developing language skills, physical skills and emotional behavior.

In this lesson, you will find simple activities to do with your child(ren) that will help develop language and communication skills.

Each time you click on a link below, a new window will open.  To return to this page, close the new window.

Activity 1:

Go to the website listed below.  Find the area labeled “communication”.  Next, find the age of your child(ren) and click on the link.  In the article, you will learn how your child(ren) develop communication skills.

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/growth

Activity 2:

Go to the website below.  Read about Language Development.  Then find the age of your child(ren) at the bottom.  Click on the link to find language activities to do with your child(ren).

http://www.enfamil.com/guides/childdevelopment/language1.html

Activity 3:

Go to the website below.  Read about the skills that kids need to read.

http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,63-25465,00.html

Assessment:

Print or email the assessment to your mentor

Communication journal entry  [Word format to email] or [Adobe format to print] get adobe acrobat

For more information: 

  1. More activities relating to language development, go the Interactive Literacy Activities (ILA) area of the family literacy website.
    http://families.owc.edu/parents/ILA/index.htm
  2. Discover how the power of play helps develop your child's language skills.
    http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/growth/learning/power_play.html
  3. Early literacy and what infants and toddlers can do, go to:
    http://www.zerotothree.org/brainwonders/EarlyLiteracy.html
  4. Preparing your child for preschool.
    http://www.parentingme.com/prepschl.htm

 
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