Session 4

• Early years
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Performance outcome 1: Support and promote children's play, development and early education

T - level in Education & Early Years 

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Session 4 

Learning objectives 

By the end of the session, all learners will be able to: 

Understand the difference between speech and language with a refined focus of 0 - 5 years. (K1.4)

Explore the expected stages of language acquisition between 0 - 3 years of development. (K1.5)

Revisit Noam Chomsky's language acquisition device & Jerome Bruner LASS  and its relevance to language acquisition. (K1.5)

Explain Elinor Goldschmied philosophical approach to heuristic play. (S1.32)

Mind map (Active recall)

Without looking at your note books, actively recall information and key facts about Noam Chomsky. 

- Consider the depth in your answer

- Reasoning 

- Key terminology applicable to Chomsky

Feedback on the board.

Using a different coloured pen is advised.

Nature vs Nurture

Chomsky’s language acquisition device emphasises the importance of learning language within the ‘critical period.’

His theory explores how children need to be exposed to language to ensure the cortex located on the left side of the brain hears language and begins to develop neurological pathways.

Chomsky’s theory supports the concept of ‘Nurture.’

Nurture is a word used when the child’s upbringing and environment is held of great importance.

Nurture is based on how much interaction a child receives to support their development.

Nurture is generally taken as the influence of external factors after conception

Nature is what we think of as pre-wiring and is influenced by genetic inheritance and other biological factors.

Is Jerome Bruner a....?

1. Cognitive consructivist
2. Social constructivist
3. Humanist
4. Behaviourist

Jerome Bruner 

Language Acquisition Support System 

The adults and older children who help a young child to acquire language. Children learn language in and from conversation.

 

For example: 

Practitioners talking to children, tailoring their language to the child's level of comprehension and often using higher pitch and exaggerated intonation.

Bruner (1961) states ‘the purpose of education is not to impart knowledge, but instead to facilitate a child’s thinking.’

Understanding speech & Language

Slow down their voice projection , adding emphasis on certain words which may be harder to understand.

Using gestures, maintaining eye contact and good body language can help children stay focused and make means of words.

Adding words. For example:

    “Bruum bruum car” – child /    “Bruum bruum RED car” – adult

Watch & wait – Allowing children an average of 8 – 10 seconds to respond to a question.

Background noise – Noise from a tv or radio can disrupt children’s speech.

Screen time – Using tv’s, Ipads and mobile phones ca prevent language development as children will lack interaction with their parents.

Medical problems – ear infections, fluid in the ears (glue ear) , tongue ties, premature birth.

Bilingualism – when children speak more than one language.

Learning difficulties

Quality of adult interaction

Case study 

Berty is 3 years old and only speaks English. He attends a day nursery 5 days a week however is struggling to communicate with his peers.

Berty was born with a tongue tie which was noticed 2 month’s after he was born by a midwife.

Often Berty tries to communicate however begins to stutter and muddle the order of his words.

How would you as his key worker support his speech and language?

Is there any reason to be concerned and why?

Telegraphic speech 

Brown’s theory predominantly focused on 5 stages of language development. His theory focused on ‘telegraphic speech’ and how this type of speech can take many forms.

For example:

‘Daddy gone’

‘Wented’

‘Goed’

‘I dided it’

Brown used longitudinal studies as a part of his theory to record how children’s speech begins to emerge.

He also referred to ‘MLU – mean length of utterance’, this considered how long it would take children to form sentences as their language increased.

There was a well known theorist who looked at this. Roger Brown

Research Task - Connect to next week

Research Elinor Goldschmied philosophical approach to heuristic play. (S1.32)

Can I ask that we do this on a google doc in your Performance outcome 1 folder. 

Go to Performance Outcome 1 Folder & open google doc. 

What I am looking for:

What is Elinor's pedagogy?

What did you she initiate as part of her theory 

Activities that can support her theory. 

Background information on her.

Who did she influence EY practice?

4 x harvard references both in text and reference list

Project 1 allocation time

Start bringing your project 1 evidence together. 

Laminating 

Creating resources

Making this presentable. 

Channel your inner creativity