Science has established the relationship between oral language skills and learning to read. In other words, you need to know how to talk and use oral language in order to learn to read. Oral language acquisition establishes the foundation for the future development of reading skills. A written language can not exist without an oral language. However, oral languages can exist without a written version of that language. Students gain knowledge and skills in written expression of English (which includes reading and writing) based on their oral language repertoire. Therefore, oral language abilities seem to have an impact on the success of an individual’s ability to learn to read. This connection is so critical, that knowledge of how oral language develops in young children, makes a difference in the pedagogical choices teachers make when teaching reading. Read the following articles to help you gain a deeper understanding of Oral Language Development and its role in learning to read: What Is Oral Language_ Understanding Its Components and Impact on Reading Instruction _ Lexia Learning.pdf
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WATCH: View Why Talking to Your Infant or Child Matters Links to an external site.Then, view Patricia Kuhl’s TEDTalk, The Linguistic Genius of BabiesLinks to an external site.. Make sure to watch this video while being mindful of the questions listed below. Complete your responses to these questions and submit them as an assignment. Later, you will be asked to post a discussion based on these questions and your own reflections of the information you learned.
SHORT ANSWERS: Copy and number each question below (1-10). Write your answers under each question. For this assignment keep your responses brief and to the point. Refer to and directly use the information presented on the TEDTalk video, The Linguistic Genius of Babies, to compose your responses to the questions.
How do children build their oral language repertoire? In other words, what must one do to ensure language is preserved?
What are baby statistics? How are these derived?
Who are “citizens of the world”? Why are they called this?
What is the “critical period” of sound development?
What is the name of the universal language we use to talk to small children?
Describe the study discussed in the TEDtalk.
What happened to the American babies exposed to Mandarin?
What was the control group in that experiment?
What are the implications of this experiment?
What do you think is the benefit of knowing this information for reading teachers?
https://fiu.instructure.com/courses/199707/files/31257987?wrap=1
https://www.firstfiveyears.org.au/early-learning/why-talking-to-your-baby-or-child-matters
