Week 1
Explaining The Difference Between Language, Communication And Literacy
Language |
Literacy
Communication
It is referred to as the social tool which allows human beings to cooperate and interact with one another.
Literacy means understanding symbols or an alphabet of language.
It refers to ways of exchanging information or messages between two and more than two people.
Language emphasizes symbols, words and signs.
Literacy emphasizes the alphabet or the letter of the language.
Communication focuses on transferring messages from one person to another.
Before the invention of the written words, language seemed confined to auditory channels. It could occur in the sensory, visual and tactile channels.
Without reading and writing the language, an individual is said as illiterate (Neumann, 2020). Literacy is considered the first step in terms of fulfilling the goals of a person and allows an individual to reach their true potential.
On the other side, communication occurs concerning all types of sensory channels.
Language is counted as a tool of communication.
Literacy helps in communicating in a recorded manner or by way of an electronic medium. It is deemed as part of the language in terms of using language for speaking and writing.
It is seen as the process of interchanging messages to the other.
Explaining The Significance Of Literacy, Communication And The Language For A Child
Learning and the competence of children in listening, communicating and speaking, beginning and reading to, and writing must be as supported. They need to be provided with an opportunity and encouragement to use their respective skills in different situations and for a range of purposes (Escott and Pahl, 2019). It is necessary to be supported in developing confidence and the disposition to do so.
Literacy- All children deserve an opportunity to learn to use reading and writing meaningfully within their lives to become literate. The lifelong journey of literacy starts with the small but exciting process as children experience the thrill of getting lost in the stories or the power of expressing their ideas in a written form.
Learning for writing and reading is not considered as learning for the new skills, but it also includes literacy, learning skills etc. It is all about learning for using reading and writing in a real and important manner (McLeod, Harrison and Wang, 2019). Being literate is crucial as it allows children to use books and other forms of writing to learn new things from the written articles or books of others. It helps in exploring and communicating the feelings, thinking and knowing of the children. Literacy enables in development richness of the language and learning to use the language in new and different ways. It also assists in learning and finding out something new from others'' experiences and in discovering several ways of looking towards the world.
Communication- It is fundamental in the development of children, it is a foundation for creating relationships and is important for playing, learning and developing social interactions. Good communication skills make them feel as comfortable in social situations as through such skills they would find it easier to strike up conversations with their peers making newer friends (Glew and et.al., 2016). Through such relationships, they would hone their respective listening skills and their ability to empathise and interpret non-verbal communication cues. It also helps the children produce written communication easily and this in turn helps in making their performance better in written assignments and exams.
Language- It is the most critical skill that allows a person to communicate with others. A child starts to develop language before she can use the words, therefore, a delay in language skills causes frustration for the child. The development of language skills is important for a child to exchange information adequately and in a meaningful manner. Language comprises the set of social standards which show comprehension of the meaning behind the words, putting the words together in a sentence to communicate and understand the directions, commands and information provided by others (Cunningham and et.al., 2017). Developing language skills helps children relate with their respective parents and peers along with growing into a person who could interact socially with others throughout life.
Determining Types Of Activities And Equipment Used For Supporting The Communication, Literacy And Language Children
Communication, language and literacy include various types of activities and the medium for children that are as follows-
Language for communicating- It relates to how a child becomes a communicator. Learning to speak and listen emerges from non-verbal communication that involves facial expression, hand gestures, eye contact etc. Such skills develop at times when children interact with others, listening to and using a language, extending their vocabulary along with experiencing stories, rhymes, poems and songs.
Language for thinking- It is about how children learn to use a language for imagining and recreating roles, and experiences, using talk for clarifying their ideas and thinking or referring to an events that they have been observed or are said as curious about.
Linking sounds and the letters- It reflects how children might develop an ability to distinguish between the sounds and become familiar with rhyme, alliteration and rhythm (Ware, 2017). They need to develop an understanding of the correspondence between the written and the spoken sounds to link the sounds and the letters to write and read the simple words by way of sounding out and blending.
Reading- It relates to the way within which children develop an understanding and enjoy rhymes, stories and books. It relates to recognising that the print carries a meaning, both fact and fiction, reading different familiar words and simple sentences.
Writing- It is about ways in which children build an understanding of the relationship between written and spoken words. Through making marks, personal writing, drawing etc. children ascribe a meaning to the text and attempt to write for several purposes.
Handwriting- Under this children make random marks, drawings and lines to form the basis for the recognisable letters.
Thus, to become skilful communicators, children are required to be with the person or people along with whom they would be having warm, loving relationships like family or carers, group situations, a key person with whom they trust and know (Aspects of communication, literacy and language, 2018). All the children learn best through activities and experiences which engage all senses. Dance, music, songs and rhymes support towards development of language skills. As the children develop listening and speaking skills, they build a foundation for literacy, making sense of the verbal and the visual signs. Children might need varying opportunities for interacting with others and using a wide range of resources in expressing understanding, involving modelling, writing, mark making, drawing and reading.
Producing The Chart For Explaining The Interrelationship Of Communication, Literacy And Language With Other Development And Learning Areas
All three components, learning, literacy and communication are interlinked with the development and learning of children as follows-
Communication- It is the process that involves the use of various tools including visuals, auditory, reading & writing and kinesthetic. By making use of visual tools like diagrams, charts, videos, illustrations, handouts etc. learning can develop among the children on a quick basis as it seems to be interesting for them (Son, Park and Park, 2017). Under auditory learners, hearing of information takes place where children tend to get a great deal out of the lectures and are seen as good at remembering the things that they are been told. Writing and reading is the great tool of communication that helps in gaining learning and development capabilities in children. Under this children refer to taking information that is displayed as the text and the words. Lastly, under kinesthetic, learners learn by touching and doing the things as in this hands-on experience is seen as essential.
Literacy- It means learning about the sounds, languages and words. It acts as the basis for the ability of the child in reading, communicating, socialising and writing. By way of communicating with a child, playing and reading with the rhyme, using visual tools, texting etc. leads to creating learning and development of children (Gogolin, 2018). Early development of literacy relates to using fun activities daily such as singing, playing games and talking. Literacy development encourages the children to link with the letter and the sounds for beginning to write and read. To develop learning skills through literacy, children need to have access to a wide range of reading materials to ignite their interest.
Language- It is directly linked with developing physical, emotional and social development among the children. It involves helping the children in developing a positive sense of the relationship and in developing respect for others. It helps in developing social skills and learning to manage their feelings, understanding appropriate behaviour in groups and having confidence in their respective abilities (Anderson, Lee and Brown, 2017). In the sense of physical development, It includes facilitating opportunities for young children to be interactive and active, developing coordination, movement and control. Children needed to be helped in understanding the importance of physical activity and in making healthy choices relating to food. Linking language with that of physical movements in the action songs, rhymes, role play and practical experiences like gardening, cookery etc.
Learning and development show sensitivity towards many different areas that the children express non-verbally and encourage the children to communicate their ideas, feelings and thoughts through different expressive forms like body movement, dance, songs and art. Developing awareness among children regarding languages & writing systems rather than English and communication systems like Braille & signing. This helps in creating learning and development skills in the children appropriately and adequately.
Week 2
Activity Plan For Supporting The Communication, Literacy And Language Development
Age and group size of children |
3-5 years of age group children are taken along with a group size of 20 children. |
Learning intentions |
Developing their language, literacy and communication skills by way of games, stage speech, competition and presentation. |
Targeted children |
Mainly nursery to 1st class students are targeted along with the disabled children that lie between the age group of 3-5 years. |
Individual needs |
It involves giving complete attention to the child and watching the tone and body language appropriately. Helping the child in putting the words as per his or her emotions. Using help strategy in developing an emotional regulation skill. Offering them with limited choices and the simple explanations. |
Resources needed |
Charts, play cards, tools, books, projectors, cartoons, audio phones etc. These resources help in developing an understanding among the children relating to a particular topic, situation, words, language etc. It also assists in gaining an insight into building the communication skills in the children by making them learn about different literacy and languages about a particular topic. |
Health and safety considerations |
It is to ensure that not making use of hazardous tools that might be injurious to the health of the students such as knives, sticks etc. It is important to protect the child from any of the products that cause fire including a lighters, matchsticks etc (Luckner, Bruce and Ferrell, 2016). Keeping the environment safe and free of risk at the time of teaching the children and also at the time of conducting any event or activity for them. |
Evaluation |
This activity is implemented or executed by preparing a daily activity for the children in the classroom and the garden area. Making them play with some interesting and creative games concerning the alphabet and numbers so that literacy skills could be developed effectively and efficiently. By giving them projects regarding nature so that awareness can be created in their minds towards an environment. Through these measures and initiatives, literacy, communication and language skills could be developed in the children who lie in the age group of 3-5 years. |