Language Development: PreschoolTo encourage language development,

a teacher should encourage play with

-Age of 4,Grade
have a vocabulary
of thousands of words and they have knowledge of
12
other children and help the child tell
the grammar rules for basic conversation.
Preschool Kindergarte
n

-There are many factors that play a role in language development in children.

Grade 1-4

stories using books and pictures, as it

will improve their language
development and literacy

-Students struggle with abstract words (Justice or economy) and they lack
cognitive ability to reason with things that are not true.
-Beginning to elaborate their language by adding plurals Application
(-ings, -ed)
-Discuss different learning
ways
-Have parents involved in
schooling

KSA: 1, 3, 4 and 6
SA: 1, 2, 4 and 13

Grade 5-8

-Ongoing vocabulary growth; refinement of grammar, syntax

-Ongoing development of academic language through exposure and usage
Application Crosscurricular literacy: integrate
written and oral communication
skills across subject areas

-It is impossible to learn a new language at this age without having an accent
-Academic language is developed through practice and inquiry
-Students talk differently in school, with peers, and with families
- The way a question is asked can skew a students response because they may
not understand the intention of the question due to their different approaches to
talk in various communities/cultures (school, peers,Application
family)
- Introduce new subject specific
terminology at beginning of units
- Encourage students to use new
vocabulary in own writing

A: 1, 2, 4, 6, and 13

Grade 9-12

Why it important for a teacher to know

about physical and language
development?
To be able to apply appropriate teaching
strategies based on students hormonal
changes, emotional outbursts and
References
insecurities.
Woolfolk, A., & Winne, P.
To be able to understand and be open
to Educational
(2013).

KSA: 1, 2, 4, 6 and 13

psychology (Sixth
Canadian ed.Upper
Saddle River, New
Jersey: Pearson

**ELL is a student that is learning English as a second language.

These students need many different methods and ways to develop the
proper grammar and syntax to be able to properly communicate with
others around them.**