Child will develop the ability to speak and/ or sign in increasingly complete, complex, precise, and varied ways.
Ways educators might support the child's development
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Include books in the learning environment that represent the home languages or language variations and cultures of the children
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Bend down to the child’s level when they are talking to you
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Use children’s names when you talk to them
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Create a language-rich environment with many opportunities for back-and-forth interactions
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Keep sentences short and to the point (“I see that you are playing with the ball. Oh look, Carl is also playing with the ball!”)
Child will develop their ability to listen and understand complete, complex, precise, and varied language.
Ways educators might support the child's development
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Talk to families about the importance of talking with and reading to their children in their home language
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Include pictures or movements when introducing words to help children understand new vocabulary
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Point to colors and shapes in the real world (“I see a red balloon.”)
Child uses language to relate to others according to the social expectations of their family, community, and culture.
Ways educators might support the child's development
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Learn greetings and social phrases in the child’s home language
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Play games that encourage back and forth interactions
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Catch and release
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Hide-and-seek
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Peek-a-boo
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Open and shut them
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Run away and jump into my arms
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Ask questions when the child points to something, and wait for the response of the child before proceeding
Child enjoys, attends to, understands, and makes meanings from spoken and written language of storytelling and books.
Ways educators might support the child's development
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Create a classroom library including
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Baskets of books
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Bookshelves
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Cookbooks
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Coloring books
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Books with photographs
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Family albums
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Plastic books
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Textured books
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Pop-up and lift-the-flap books
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Draw the baby’s attention to print-related activities
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Read the subway map
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Cook from recipes
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Look at catalogues
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Look at menus
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Narrate actions as you write a grocery list
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Discuss the mail
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Point out and identify store signs
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Read the child’s favorite books many, many times, because repetition is comforting and promotes enjoyment
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Use movements that correspond with the songs and stories that are being read
Child develops the ability to recognize and manipulate the different sounds in spoken language(s).
Ways educators might support the child's development
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Repeat books and stories over and over with enthusiastic rhythmic intonations (e.g., Please Baby Please, by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee)
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Talk about animal sounds and sounds in the environment by using descriptive words (“The bus made a very loud sound when it stopped!”)
Child uses materials and/ or language to make meaning for themselves and/or an audience.
Ways educators might support the child's development
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Set up an overhead projector, and allow children to experiment with making shadows against the wall
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See children’s manipulation of objects as holding meaning and or significance for them even if temporary
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Acknowledge the marks children intentionally or accidentally make with crayons or markers
Child views, creates, and makes meaning of visual communication and multimedia documentation, which includes drawings, collections, photographs, videos and displays.
Ways educators might support the child's development
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Take time to look at documentation of children’s development with children, families, and colleagues
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Document the development of a child’s interest or skill over time
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Look at the evidence of their curiosity and learning with them
