Dec 22, 2017 | Latest, Natural Language Acquisition, Oral Language
Here are 5 principles of natural oral language acquisition: 1. Communication comes first, not grammar. Consider a child’s natural language acquisition process. When young children listen to a phrase for the very first time, they try to connect: The sequence of sounds...
Dec 8, 2017 | Achievement Gap, At-risk students, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Early Literacy, English Learners, ESL, Language Learning, Oral Language
Jennifer M: Welcome, and thank you for joining us for the Melvindale-Northern Allen Park GrapeSEED story. I am Jennifer McDonald, and I’m the training and implementation manager for GrapeSEED. Today, Lynne Steelman is going to talk about the GrapeSEED...
Dec 8, 2017 | Early Childhood, Early Childhood Education, Early Literacy, Elementary, English Learners, GrapeSEED Teachers, Language Learning, Michigan, Michigan School Districts, Oral Language
Jennifer M.: Good afternoon, and welcome. We are so glad that you could join us for The GrapeSEED Experience Webinar. I’m Jennifer McDonald, a former elementary school principal who implemented GrapeSEED in my building in preschool through first grade. I now...
Sep 15, 2017 | Bilingual, ELL, ESL, Oral Language
Take a moment to imagine your morning routine. What do you do for breakfast? Who do you interact with before you leave the house? What are the experiences you carry with you to your office or your classroom? Imagine all the unique life experiences that each one of us...
Sep 15, 2017 | Bilingual, Early Childhood, ELL, ESL, Oral Language
As an Early-Childhood Educator for 20+ years, I have always had a handle on the developmental stages and capabilities of my very active little learners. Even so, if I had a nickel for every time I pleaded, “Honey, please sit still” or “Can you try to control your...
Sep 15, 2017 | Bilingual, ELL, ESL, Literacy, Oral Language
By the time a child is 4 years old, how many words do you think he or she has heard at home? Two child psychologists, Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley, from the University of Kansas wanted to know exactly that, so they conducted a research study on oral language...
