Language & Literacy for Young Children Essay

This paper will discuss developmentally appropriate methodologies in teaching language and literacy to young children across a developmental curriculum. as well to be discussed will be the aspects/knowledges of language, language diversity and Theoretical Perspectives. In the Beginning There is now tell that it is never too early to teach a child. Through research it has been discovered that the babe as yet before he/she is born can hear sound and as we know that is how we acquire language, by hearing spoken words.According to Otto (2010), language development begins when language speakers assume that an infant is a dynamic partner in conversational settings, even though it is months before the child is able to begin apply conventional words. In an article written by Dr. Carmelita Lomeo-Smrtic,Ph. D, she wrote that Teaching children to become literate members of society is a daunting task, often relegated to the elementary teacher. However, research on teaching children to becom e literate suggests that this process must(prenominal) begin well before kindergarten.Research suggests that children are primed for learning language in utero. Also from the Otto text, research on childrens perception of speech and the development of the auditory system in utero has goaded that the fetus can perceive sounds beginning with the 25th calendar week of gestation and at the 35th week a fetuss hearing acuity is at a level similar to an self-aggrandizings(2010). Knowing all of this has prompted mothers and some fathers to read to their unborn infant and even talk to him/her.Documented research suggests that infants can distinguish their mothers function from the voice of others-including other female voices a first few days after birth (Otto,2010). Aspects of Language It has been conventional that children begin learning at a very early age, even though they do not begin speaking words for many months. Now we will move on to speak round howthey learn. There are five aspects or knowledges of language. -Phonetic, Semantic, Syntactic, Morphemic, and Pragmatic.