USING PLAYTIME TO FACILITATE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Bridgette Long Natalie Rapp Southwest Regional KeyNorthwest Regional KeyInfant Toddler Specialist September.

USING PLAYTIME TO FACILITATE LANGUAGE

DEVELOPMENTBridgette Long Natalie Rapp

Southwest Regional Key Northwest Regional Key

Infant Toddler Specialist Infant Toddler Specialist

September 22 2012

GOALSbullIdentify games and activities that promote language development

bullLearn how to create artdramatic play activities that connect to an interactive read-aloud

bullIdentify ways to modify classrooms to promote Literacy development

IN WHAT WAYS ARE YOU CURRENTLY PROMOTING LITERACY

IN YOUR CLASSROOMS

A FEW WAYS WE CAN INCORPORATE LITERACY

Games and activitiesArt and dramatic play

Modifying the classrooms

GAMES AND ACTIVITIES

SONGSColor shirt songWearing

colors songFive little ducksHokey Pokey

GAMES AND ACTIVITIES

ActivitiesMake a puzzle

Sorting blocks

Creating play-doh

LETS

MAKE

PLAY

-DOH

NON-TOXIC NO COOK PLAY DOUGH RECIPE

Combine

2 cups flour

2 cups warm water

1 cup salt

2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

1 Tablespoon cream of tartar (optional for improved elasticity)

Food coloring may be added for appearance purposes

GAMES AND ACTIVITIES

GamesI Spy

Simon Says

Follow the Leader

ART AND DRAMATIC PLAY

Art- Extend art experiences from books you

are currently reading or that the children love

- Use old magazines and newspapers to create art experiences

ART AND DRAMATIC PLAY

Dramatic play- Incorporate words into a play kitchen

with basic recipes and ingredients

- Use recycled boxes and containers with simple words to create a grocery store area

HOW C

AN WE E

XTEND

A BOOK IN

TO A

RT A

ND

DRAMATIC

PLA

Y

ART AND DRAMATIC PLAY

Small Group ActivityWork together to discuss

ways in which you can extend the book your

group is given

MODIFYING THE CLASSROOM

What does this mean

Utilizing ideas that intentionally incorporate written and verbal

language into the classroom in an effort to expose children to

literacy

Not just with in a circle or story time

MODIFYING THE CLASSROOM

IDEAS

Picturesequence schedule

Label classroom items (with pictures)

Display artwork and projects with written captions from children

Personalize individual spaces with childrenrsquos names

TIPS Ask open ended

questions Avoid baby talk UseAdd descriptive

words Narrate what you are

doing Speak slowly and

clearly Get at eye level Expand their

language Donrsquot just say lsquouse

your wordsrsquo

REFLECT AND PLANWrite down a few notes on how you think

you can incorporate literacy tools into your classroom in the nexthellip

Week

Month

Year

NOTABLE WEBSITES

wwwearlyliteracylearningorg

wwwzerotothreeorg behaviorampdevelopment tab early language and literacy tab

httpwwwcarnegielibraryorgkidsbooksshowbooklistcfmlist=BestBooksforBabies ndash Carnegie Library - Best Books for Babies

httpwwwcarnegielibraryorgkidsbooksshowbooklistcfmlist=infantstoddlers ndash Carnegie Library ndash recommended books for Infants and Toddlers 2011

httpwwwpbsorgparentseducationreading-language - PBS

httpwwwriforg - Reading is Fundamental

There are many opportunities to bring early literacy skills into early childhood classrooms we have only touched on a few of them

BE CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN

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