Transcript the promotion of language and communication

Nursery Day 2
Language and Communication
Programme
•Self-evaluation- reviewing the
process
•Promotion of Communication
and Language in the Nursery
Setting
•Developing Language Through
Music
Aims
• To continue the process of planning for
improvement in keeping with Every
School a Good School
• To consider the role of the adult in
promoting language development within
the Nursery setting
• To explore a range of practical
strategies to enrich the use and
development of language and
communication in the Nursery sector
Day 1
Self-evaluation- The Process
Workshop
Self Evaluation Process
Impact on
• planning
• teaching and learning
• provision
Chief Inspectors Report
2006-08
Actions required to effect
further improvement
• The quality of the adult interactions
with the children to promote language
and communications is not good enough
• In almost one-quarter of nursery units
and voluntary/private centres, the
promotion of language and
communication and the quality of the
mathematical experiences have been
identified as areas for improvement.
“Recent research is finding
increasingly high levels of
speech, language and
communications impairment
amongst young children.”
Ref: www.literacytrust.org
Research
About 5-10% of children have a
developmental disability that causes a
delay in their speech and language
development.
It is important to keep in mind that language
development involves more than just
speech, it also includes other forms or
communication, such as sign language,
writing, and visual skills (pointing, etc.).
Why ?
Possible Reasons
Workshop
Current Position
How do you currently support language
development in your setting?
Together Towards
Improvement
The Process
• What are our strengths?
What is working well?
• How do we know?
Where is the evidence?
• What next?
What action do we need to take to improve
our practice?
Language Development
• Identification
• Prioritise
• Action
• Improvement
BREAK
Curricular Guidance for Pre-School
Education
“Language development is crucial to
living and learning and is concerned
with more than the growth of
vocabulary. Language is used to
communicate with others, to share
and express feelings, to give and
obtain information, and to understand
ideas and develop thoughts.”
Workshop
Language is developed
when…
Do I create the optimum
environment for
communication?
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Key Strategies
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Modelling
Commenting
Expanding or extending
Repeating back
Asking open questions
Playing with words
Turn-taking and waiting time
Using verbal prompts and giving choices
Using visual prompts and gestures
Adjusting your language
‘Types’ of Communicators
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Early communicator
Attentive communicator
Developing communicator
Questioning communicator
Skilled communicator
English as an additional language
learner
• Reluctant communicator
Do I have realistic expectations
about a child’s abilities?
Ages and Stages
Workshop
Ages and Stages
Language And Communication
Developmental Chart
Ideas to develop
• Develop places for talking-communication
friendly spaces
• Create a treasure basket
• Develop chatterboxes/packs
• Walk and talk
• Table top talking
• Cooking together
• Engage parents
• Photographs
LUNCH
Developing Language Through
Music
ETI Feedback
Aims
• To continue the process of planning for
improvement in keeping with Every
School a Good School
• To consider the role of the adult in
promoting language development within
the Nursery setting
• To explore a range of practical
strategies to enrich the use and
development of language and
communication in the Nursery sector