Category: Module 6

Module 6 Language Development Assignment 4 Self-Reflection

At the end of the semester you will develop a Self-Assessment of what you have learned which will help to determine your grade for ECE 209. In preparation for your Self-Assessment, answer the questions below; you will answer these questions at the end of each module so you have a record of what you have learned over the semester. You can answer the questions here on Open Lab or create a journal on Blackboard (which would be private).

  • What did you learn in the modules for ECE 209-Lecture and Seminar?
    • Information/ knowledge
    • Skills
    • Insights (connections you made or “ah-ha’s” you had about the material)
  • How will the material from these module better prepare you to work with infants?

Module 6 Language Development Assignment #1 Infant Language Development

Watch these 3 videos:

Promoting Language and Literacy: Infant and Toddler Care (2003, Learning Seed) from the BMCC library video database Kanopy (here are directions and a video on how to access the video).  Complete this handout as you watch the video.

Linguistic Genius of Babies TED Talk: Patricia Kuhl (2011); complete this handout as you watch the video

Theories of Language Development (2013, Khan Academy); complete this handout as you watch the video

Read these 2 articles

Gillespie (2019)

Gillespie (2019)

Kovach & Da Ros-Voseles (2011)

Kovach & Da Ros-Voseles (2011)

Review this Power Point (I narrate this Power Point in this video)

Your best friend heard about a web-based video series that claims that babies who watch the videos improve their language skills. The web-based videos are expensive, but your friend wants to do all she can to promote her child’s language development. She asks for opinion if she should buy the videos.  Using evidence from each video,  both articles,  and the Power Point in this activity, explain to your friend:

  • Should purchase the web-videos to support her language development? Why?
  • Which theory of language development do you believe? Why?
  • What else can she and infant teachers do to support her baby’s language development? For each idea you mention, explain how it specifically supports language development and communication skills. List ideas no one has mentioned yet!