Understanding Learning and Literacy

PROJECT 2 - ESSAY
UNDERSTANDING LEARNING
AND LITERACY

INTRODUCTION
Literacy understood as ability to read, write and use numeracy in at-least one method of
writing. This is termed out as the fundamental skill that assist to unlock the learning offers
individuals with means to pursue knowledge. During the early phase of childhood, children
abilities to understand, to process and to produce language flouring in amazing way. In addition
to this, language development termed out as process in which children come to communicate and
understand language during early childhood.
The present report is based on understanding language and Literacy. Thus, study will
cover that how children language development can be understood by theories such as nativist,
socio-culture and behaviourist at the early stages of language acquisition.
MAIN BODY
Explain each theory of development of listed age range of childhood.
During the first year of life the child is in pre-speech stage. Developmental aspect in
relates with speech will include acts such as development of gestures, to making the adequate
eye contact, cooing, babbling and crying. In addition to this, it can be stated that language
development is termed out as the crucial aspect of children early development as this enhanced
the send of belonging, develops confidence and independence as they start to grow. Thus, child
language development will define with age such as-:
Birth-2- Language development is the critical part of child overall development. In the first 12
month babies develops various foundation that underpin the language and speech development.
They use to keep developing language skill in the amazing way in the first two years of life.
Thus, best way to encourage child is to do lot of talking with them. Thus, nativist theory argues
that child born with innate ability to organize the laws of language that enables the children to
easily learn native language at the early stage. Therefore, behaviourist theory stated that children
develops and enhance their learning in the certain ways. This theory identified that children
enhancing their learning through their interactions with the environment. In the age till 2, the
child uses to develop their language learning throughout the external environment of their
parents. Thus, it can be stated that sensorimotor area can get developed during the first two years
of a child’s life. Therefore, at this stage child uses to focus on their immediate surroundings,
experimenting with the things around them with help of playing with them, biting them or