Research shares that the quality of children’s early language experiences impacts their language and cognitive development. Early care and education professionals (ECE) support children’s language and literacy development when they provide intentional and strategic opportunities for children to engage in language rich interactions and activities. The focus of this module emphasizes the use of observation and assessment data to guide and support children’s language and literacy development. (2 hours)
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Objectives
- Identify the qualities of a child's interactions and early learning environment that promote language and literacy development and growth.
- Understand and reflect on the importance of adult-child language interactions.
- Review common observation and assessment tools that provide information about the quality of language and literacy experiences in both infant/toddler, twos, and preschool settings.
- Assess and evaluate, through observation, the quantity and quality of key language and literacy experiences for children.
- Plan and create ways to improve the quality of children's language and literacy experiences in the early learning setting.
This module is part of a "Observation with Purpose" series. Click here for a series flyer.
