Training Guides for the Head Start Learning Community:
Emerging Literacy: Linking Social Competence to Learning
Module 1

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Emerging Literacy: Supporting a Natural Process

Handout 1: How and Why Children Use Language Skills

Instructions: For each of the following reasons for using language, discuss and give examples of how children of different ages use listening, speaking, reading, and/or writing skills. Include additional reasons at the end of the handout if they come up in your discussions. An example is provided. You will have 15 minutes to complete this task.

To make a request:
Example:
An infant might raise her arms to be lifted
A toddler might point at a toy and say mine
A preschooler might say Can I have . . .

• An infant might . . .

• A toddler might . . .

• A preschooler might . . .

To complain about something:

• An infant might . . .

• A toddler might . . .

• A preschooler might . . .

To say hello or goodbye:

• An infant might . . .

• A toddler might . . .

• A preschooler might . . .

To respond to a communication:

• An infant might . . .

• A toddler might . . .

• A preschooler might . . .

To get information:

• An infant might . . .

• A toddler might . . .

• A preschooler might . . .

To think, plan, and solve problems:

• An infant might . . .

• A toddler might . . .

• A preschooler might . . .

To share feelings, ideas, and interests:

• An infant might . . .

• A toddler might . . .

• A preschooler might . . .

Add your own reasons here:

• An infant might . . .

• A toddler might . . .

• A preschooler might . . .

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