Workbook Communication Friendly Early Years Settings Expressive Language

Workbook: Communication Friendly Early Years Settings Expressive Language Name: Setting: Date: SD/R/SR 47/V-1. 0

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Expressive Language Key points to remember… • Expressive language is the use of language and involves having thoughts and ideas, selecting the right words to use, putting those words into sentences and communicating with others. • Children develop expressive language at different rates so there is likely to be variation among children in your setting. • Children need means, reasons and opportunities to communicate. • Adults can support expressive language development by following the child’s lead and modelling language. • Vocabulary development is an important indicator of academic success. • Children use narrative skills every day to communicate and build relationships. Copyright of The Talking House Limited 2020

Activity 1 • Choose one area of provision in your setting. • Explain three ways in which you are going to create reasons for children to communicate in that area of provision. Copyright of The Talking House Limited 2020

Activity 1: Your Answer The area of provision I have chosen is: I will create reasons to communicate by: 1) 2) 3) Copyright of The Talking House Limited 2020

Activity 2 Jermaine is playing in the outdoor area. He is riding a bike around the playground. When he gets off, he tells you ‘me like that bike, it goed fast’. • Suggest one comment, one repetition, one expansion and one explanation you could model during this activity and conversation. Comment: Repetition: Expansion: Explanation: Copyright of The Talking House Limited 2020

Activity 3 • Identify two words you will aim to teach linked to the area of provision you chose for Activity 1. • Choose words from different classes • E. g. noun (name of an object), verb (action word), adjective (describing word). • Suggest how you will support one child or a group of children to learn these words. Copyright of The Talking House Limited 2020

Activity 3: Your Answer Word 1 is: I will help children to learn this word by: Word 2 is: I will help children to learn this word by: Copyright of The Talking House Limited 2020

Activity 4 • Describe one activity you will introduce in your setting which aims to support the narrative skills of one child or a group of children. • Explain how the activity will support narrative skills and what you will do to develop this. The activity I will introduce is: Copyright of The Talking House Limited 2020

We hope that you found this training useful. Any questions: Please contact the SLT that works in your school.