Communication
What Winooski School District Graduate Expectation (GX) relates to this presentation?
Communication - I am skillful at taking in and expressing ideas in speech and writing
What are the 5 earliest developing sounds in English and across most languages?
p, m, h, w, b
Typically-developing DLL preschool children fluent in their first language will acquire English by using it in a meaningful way (true or false)?
True. Young children (pre-puberty) acquire language (any language) as a result of using it in an meaningful way.
Seeing and talking are both considered receptive language (true or false?)
False. Seeing is receptive (what you take in with your eyes). Talking is expressive language (spoken language output)
The sounds p/b, t/d, and s/z are all "stop" sounds (true or false)?
False, p/b and t/d are stops. s/z are fricatives
If a DLL preschooler does not adequately develop the sounds, vocabulary and language structure of their first language, then they will have no difficulty learning English (true or false)?
False. Adequate development of the sounds, vocabulary and language structure of the first language, serves as a foundation of skills that are transferable as they learn English.
Receptive and expressive communication skills are inter-related in terms of the form, content and use of any language (true or false)?
True. Communication skills are multifaceted, complex, and inter-related with the form, content and use of any language.
What are the 2 classes of sounds that have an air-flowing quality when produced?
Fricatives and affricates
What does the "O" in the acronym "MOM" stand for in terms of language development (in any language) and what does it mean?
"O" stands for "opportunity" for the child to use language for a variety of meaningful purposes.
A 4-year-old English speaking child consistently says things like "Me not go." or "Me want it!" What element of language is under-developed?
Form - grammer (pronouns, forms of negation)
A child who is known to back sounds says "__________ _________". What is the child trying to say AND what are the 4 speech sound substitutions?
The child is trying to say "orange glasses"
r is replaced by w
j is replaced by k
gl is replaced by bw
2 Parts:
1. What is it called when DLL preschoolers hear and recognize similar sounding words across their languages?
2. Gestures should be encouraged instead of speech when a DLL student is trying to communicate (true or false)?
1. Phonological awareness
2. False. Encourage speech instead of gestures. Model a word, phrase or short sentence and ask them to repeat it. (example: Say "more milk").
An English-speaking child has marked difficulty with eye contact, joint attention and spoken communication (commenting, asking questions, etc.) with peers. What area of language is problematic for this child?
Use - Use of verbal and non-verbal language for social communication
A child says "My ______, ________, and _________"
What is the child trying to say, what are the 3 speech sound substitutions, and what are the 3 common speech patterns is the child using?
The child is saying "My cup, knife, and spoon."
t for k (hard c), fronting
t for f, stopping
p for sp, cluster reduction
2 Parts:
1. DLL preschoolers will have a hard time learning new English words when they already know the concept/meaning in their own language (T/F)?
2. Pictures and symbols are language (T/F)?
1. False. Once a word is learned in either language, then the child will quickly learn the word in the other language (because they already understand the concept/meaning).
2. True. Pictures and symbols are visual representations of spoken language.