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Learning Resources<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Required Resources<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n <\/span><\/li>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Optional Resources<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/li>\n <\/span><\/li>\n <\/span><\/li>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Application: Language Development Face-to-Face<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Part 2: Observing a Preschooler’s Communicative Competence<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As you have learned this week, communicative competence is important to a child’s cognitive and social development. The goal of this second observation is to watch and listen to a preschool child for evidence of the child’s communicative competence in relation to one or more of the following measures:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n To complete the assignment:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Plan:<\/strong> Choose a preschool-age child who is between 3 and 5 years old to observe in a comfortable setting, such as the child’s home, preschool program, or on a playground. Although you are observing one child, the child needs to be in a setting where he or she is interacting with others – children and\/or adults. Here are tips for planning the observation:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/span>Part 2: Preschool-Age Child Observation Guide<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n Observe:<\/strong> Watch and listen for at least 20 minutes. You may need to move out of the child’s vision range to avoid distracting the child and influencing his or her language interaction with others. Choose a place to observe where you can see and hear the child. As you observe, take notes on the Observation Guide (which lists the measures of communicative competence). Use the information in your course text and other readings to note evidence of the child’s communicative competence. Some guidelines:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reflect<\/strong> on your observations. Review your notes and listen to the recording of the child’s use of language and any adult interaction as many times as necessary to complete the following:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Note:<\/strong> Do not<\/em> use the real names of the adult and child. Use only first names, initials, or fictitious names for the child and the adult to protect their privacy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Assignment length:<\/em> 2\u20133 pages (You are not required to submit your Observation Guide.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submit this assignment by Day 7<\/strong> of this week.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n Learning Resources Required Resources Course Text: The Development of Language Chapter 5, “Putting Words Together” Chapter 6, “Language in [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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