Play and Oral Language Development
{"Image DocumentName": "Play and Oral Language Development", "Image ImageDescription": "When babies play. with adults, they get. to hear the sounds. and tones of their. home language. Play exposes children to many different experiences, things and people. Children need to have familiar and new experiences to attach words to. Module 3, Workshop 1, Activity 11. Distribute the handout Play and Oral Language Development and briefly review the main points of this activity with the group. \u2013 Content from the handout is listed on this slide and the next. Key Talking Points. When children play, they encounter numerous situations, come in contact with many things and interact with different people, both children and adults. Talking entails more than saying words. Using the proper sounds and intonation (e.g., stating a fact sounds different than asking a question). Infants play by interacting with adults and imitating sounds; it is through these interactions that they pick up on intonation, nuances in speech and the meanings of different sounds. This starts the process of becoming familiar with their home language, even though they cannot talk themselves yet. Children need to attach words to familiar and new experiences. The more experiences children have, the more vocabulary they can learn and the more things they can talk about. \u2022 When children can talk more, their play becomes more complex. The more complex their play becomes, the more talking is needed to sustain it. \u2022 When children engage in pretend play, they act out scenarios and experiences that are familiar to them, and use language to create and direct their play. \u2022 During pretend play, children like to use big words and select words that work for their particular scenario. \u2022 When children pretend play, they name things, explain what certain things are meant to be and what they are for. \u2022 Play also allows children to engage in spontaneous conversation.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}