LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (INCLUDING SYNTAX, PRAGMATICS

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           LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (INCLUDING SYNTAX, PRAGMATICS, ETC.)

Language and cognitive development are interrelated to each other, as well the other areas are interrelated with cognitive because it is processed in the brain. Teaching young children about language will help them communicate to others, give commands and understand as well as to be understood.

The Activity below is a suggestion on teaching very young children about language development.

Activities: Farm Animals March

Objective: To teach children how to put words together to make a simple sentence by talking, arranging words into a sentence and recognize the sequences.

Materials: plastic toy farm animals, a group of words or word (printed and laminated on a flash card)

Rules: After reading the book on the farm, I will also show some videos about farms. Then, I will ask the children’s attention. On the table, I will put toy animals on one side and words on the other side. I will ask each child to take 3 to 4 toy animals and arrange them as they are marching. Then, I will ask them a question of what they think animals are doing. The child will answer simple sentence of his/her opinion. Example;The animals are walking or marching. After that, I will let the child choose a word that describes the animals.

Explanation: This activity will boost their language skills because it made the children practice of answering the question in simple short sentence as well as by letting them describe the animals.