Child Language Development Learning to Talk

by Bochner, Sandra; Jones, Jane

• ISBN13: 9781861563798
• ISBN10: 1861563795
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-21
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This publication is concerned with the early stages of language acquisition and is designed for use by early childhood teachers, nursery nurses, special education teachers and others working with children experiencing difficulties in learning to talk. Procedures are described that can be used to assess a child' s current skills and plan activities to increase communicative competence.The programme described is based on a developmental sequence that moves the early skills of joint attention, turn-taking and appropriate play to the more complex skills of asking and answering questions. Other issues discussed include sound development and intelligibility, the use of augmentative and alternative communication as stepping stones to speech, working with children and with families.The second edition has an expanded focus on the place of communicative intentions in early language development.

Author Biography

Sandra Bochner and Jane Jones, Laurel House Early Language Project, Parramatta, Australia

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction: Perspectives	ix
Part 1 Background to the language programme	1	(46)
Chapter 1 Explanations for language development in children	3	(11)
Chapter 2 Acquiring language: the developmental sequence	14	(10)
Chapter 3 Contexts for learning: routine events and play	24	(11)
Chapter 4 Talking with children	35	(12)
Part 2 Designing and implementing a language programme	47	(82)
Chapter 5 Organizing a language programme	49	(13)
Chapter 6 Preliminary skills: programme level 1	62	(12)
Chapter 7 Preverbal skills: programme level 2	74	(7)
Chapter 8 First words: programme level 3	81	(17)
Chapter 9 Early sentences and extending meaning: programme levels 4 and 5	98	(16)
Chapter 10 Communicative intentions	114	(15)
Part 3 Issues in implementation	129	(50)
Chapter 11 Phonological development and intelligibility	131	(12)
Chapter 12 Augmentative and alternative forms of communication as stepping stones to speech	143	(14)
Chapter 13 Working with children whose home language is other than English	157	(6)
Chapter 14 Working with children in groups	163	(10)
Chapter 15 Working with families	173	(6)
References	179	(12)
Appendices
A. Language sampling	191	(3)
B. Summary assessment sheets	194	(9)
C. Observation record forms	203	(5)
D. List of first words	208	(2)
E. Articulation development and Australian norms	210	(1)
F. Resources for use in a parent-based program	211	(18)
Index	229