Oral Language Skills

Audience

Preschool teachers, administrators

Length

2 days (6 hours/day)

Prerequisites

Getting Started with the Preschool Sequence

Objectives

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• summarize current research findings concerning the stages of early language development, factors influencing early development, and the correlation of language competence to future academic success;
• recognize definitions of language-related terminology;
• identify the oral language goals and objective included throughout the Preschool Sequence;
• identify techniques for assessing oral language skills;
• identify and demonstrate the following techniques to stimulate young children's language: information talk, expansion and expansion plus, open-ended questions;
• identify techniques, materials, and activities to build narrative, explanatory, and predictive language, as well as vocabulary;
• identify and describe techniques to facilitate child-to-child conversations;
• identify and describe specific strategies to use during dramatic play to build language skills; and
• identify strategies for working with English Language Learners.

Summary

This unit introduces the participant to relevant research and theory, identifies listening materials and activities, and provides the participant with a wide range of talking techniques and strategies.  The course is designed to consist of 60% whole group presentation and disuccsion, and 40% small group interaction.

Registration:

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For addtional details, please contact the Professional Development Coordinator via email, professionaldevelopment@coreknowledge.org, or by calling (434) 220-3352.