Use this scenario for the assignment: You are currently teaching preschool at a local
school district, and your school superintendent has asked you to develop a brief
presentation to share with new and incoming early childhood teachers during the New
Teacher Training Institute at the beginning of the upcoming school year.
Your
superintendent has asked you to include the following in your presentation:
Describe the role that language plays in reading development. Include references to the simple view
of reading and Scarborough’s reading rope model.
Describe the typical stages of
language development in children.
Explain current language acquisition theories.
Select
and identify 2 pieces of children’s literature to use as read-alouds. Briefly explain how
each might serve as a resource to teach speaking, language, and/or listening skills in an early childhood classroom.
