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EDU 10002 Understanding Language and Literacy

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EDU 10002 Understanding Language and Literacy

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EDU10002 Assignment 1B: Learning activity planYour name:url for your SoundCloudoral presentationrecording1. Learning activity titleDeveloping Oral Language in Early Childhood2. Age group5 to 7 years3. Learning activity:Description of a practical language or literacy activity you could use in the early childhood setting tosupport the child/children’s oral language development in the Australian context. How are you going tointroduce the activity, what will you do during the activity (to involve the child/children and support theirlearning) and how will you conclude the activity? (approx. 200 words).Language develops naturally, as children grow. According to Lynch and Redpath (2014), language isarbitrary because words are chosen randomly to identify any object or action. They also mention thatchildren, who are given no systematic training on language, still acquire the basic skills of using a language.However, it is important that children be given adequate learning on language and literacy. In the context ofAustralia, teaching language and literacy to children from an early age is very crucial because of thecountry’s diverse background.The activity that can be used to teach the children of the age group of 5 to 7 years is scribbling anddrawing activity. I will introduce the activity by showing an animated picture of some things used every dayto the children. In this way, I will be able to capture the children’s attention from the very beginning of theclass. I would distribute drawing books and colorings pens and pencils to the children and ask them to drawthe things they see around them. After that, I will participate in the activity, draw pictures myself,intentionally commit mistakes so that the children can identify those and correct me. In this way, I can keepthem engaged and give them a sense of achievement while they correct me. To conclude, I will ask each child to show their drawings and explain what they have drawn. While
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doing so, I will make sure that the children could spell what they have drawn. 4. Focus concept/s:Identify and describe relevant key concept(s) of language and literacy that are the focus of your learningactivity plan (approx. 100 words)The main concepts of language used in this activity are phonology and semantics. Children betweenthe ages of 5 to 7 years acquire the ability to recognize the sounds of a language that is phonology. Theirliteracy development in terms of phonology is based on the literacy environment they have at home. Semantics refers to the meanings conveyed by language through different ways. By the age of 5,children develop the ability to associate meanings to the words they hear. To give an instance, when thechildren hear the word ‘chair’, they associate it with the word ‘table’ thus displaying their semanticdevelopment.
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