uuInstruction in the standards requires a focus not only on the learner concepts and competencies but the supportive practices employed by the adults in the classroom setting. 

Concepts and Competencies

The learner will:

• Talk about pictures using new vocabulary words or phrases
• Use new vocabulary in the context of dramatic play, daily routines and classroom conversations
• Begin to use new vocabulary when asking questions or describing situations or objects

 

Supportive Practices

The adult will:

• Encourage children to use new vocabulary words or phrases when discussing pictures or real objects
• Provide learning centers for children to engage with words and pictures
• Model use of newly learned words or phrases
• Support and acknowledge children’s use of new words or phrases
• Introduce vocabulary in the context of topics when using a variety of fictional text (e.g. fables, folklore, fairy tales, nursery rhymes, tall tales, dramas, poetry, picture books, story books)
• Explicitly introduce Tier II vocabulary words
• Scaffold the definition of words when introducing them before a story, being certain to provide several examples that help to demonstrate the meaning.
• Encourage children to listen for  new vocabulary words within the context of the story

 

This resource was created by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL).   

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