Understanding Language and Literacy

Running head: UNDERSTANDING LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
Understanding language and literacy
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1UNDERSTANDING LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

2UNDERSTANDING LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
Question 1:
Literacy and language development are the two major domains of the early childhood
development. Both these involve the development of skills that are required to communicate with
others (language development) as well as it includes the ability to write and read (literacy
development). For example, the literacy and language development during the childhood
includes speaking in native language of parents and at the same time read the basic words in the
same language (Roskos, 2017). Therefore, it is important to define both the language and literacy
so that their importance can be understood. Development of language takes place when children
interacts with the other people around them. Moreover, a baby will quickly learn words that are
connected with the people or object and words that specifically produce certain response from
others. similarly, literacy develops when child experiences from the interaction with others. Due
to this literacy can develop by hearing stories read from the books that clearly shows the pictures
along with the words (Street, 2014).
Question 2:
a. Materials and resources that will be provided in the learning corner are print rich wall so that
photos can be pinned on to the walls and this will help in decorating the parts of the wall with
pictures, alphabets and sceneries; the white board is located in the writing area and it will house
the chairs and tables where the children will sit down to practice writing. The white board will be
used by the teacher during the teaching activities. The material shelves in this room will serve as
a place for keeping books and other stuffs. The listening is will have the radio, headphone and
couches for the children so that they can sit and have a comfortable listening place. This area will
also have a material shelves for keeping extra headphones and stuffs. The speaking room is
designed like a small auditorium and chairs are arranged in a way so that everyone can view the