INTEGRATION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: THE IMPACT ON ORAL
SPEECH DEVELOPMENT OF PRESCHOOL AGE
CHILDREN
Kauno Kolegija/University of Applied Science
Justinas Vienozinskis Faculty of Arts
Preschool Education Department
Dalia Rimaviciene
Kaunas
2014
CONTENT
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Introduction
Speech and language development in preschool age
Preschool children’s language development
possibilities in physical activity
Conclusions
AIM
*to present speech and language development possibilities in preschool age children‘s physical activity.
OBJECTIVES:
*to highlight speech and language development moments in preschool age;
*to emphasize the importance of the game to the child's language
development;
*to introduce some activities that help to develop speech and
language skills in physical activity;
*to practice some playful tasks that can secure correct language
development.
1. INTRODUCTION
• The first few years of a child’s life is a key to the
development of speech, language and cognitive skills.
• For this reason it is important to create activities and
strategies to help to develop speech and language
skills.
• Through play and simple daily interactions and
experiences we can help the child acquire a new
language and skills.
(http://www.icommunicatetherapy.com/child-speech-language/child-speech-language-development/activities-strategies-helpdevelop-speech-language-skills/).
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INTRODUCTION
But speech and language skills do not just evolve on
their own.
They are a part of a bigger picture involving social
interaction, play, observation, manipulating objects,
listening and attending.
All these things are working together and often,
without one, it is difficult to develop another.
2. SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN
PRESCHOOL AGE
2 years:
• to show a picture when you ask. For example.;
„Where is a cat?”;
•to respond to one request;
•to connected two words in a meaningful phrase;
•to use a single group of consonants (for example.; n,
t, d).
2. SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
IN PRESCHOOL AGE
3 years:
•to perform a two-step application (for example.; pick up the ball from
the ground and give it to me);
•to understand the most common generalizing concepts (animals,
clothes and so on.);
•to use adjectives (high, low, small, big);
•to identify basic color names;
•to identify him well-known objects, without changing the names of
onomatopoeic words (cow-moo);
2. SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
IN PRESCHOOL AGE
3 years:
•to communicate at 3-4 word sentences using the
prepositions;
•to distort the vowels, simple articulation of consonants (m,
p , b, n, t , d, k, g , v) ;
•if complex of consonants (š , ž , c , c , l, r) child can’t say
correctly – it’s a physiological norm in this age;
•child’s language in this period must be understandable for
all people.
2. SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
IN PRESCHOOL AGE
4 - 5 years:
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should use the extended sentences;
to be able to formulate questions correctly;
to pronounce correctly the sound z;
in most cases in child’s speech appears the sounds (š, ž) .
2. SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
IN PRESCHOOL AGE
6 - 7 years:
•the child has to pronounce all the sounds of a language correctly;
•recognise the sound of the other alleged (sounds, syllables and words);
•say, what's the first / last sound of the word;
•be able to articulate many syllables, complex sound structure of words
(kindergarten, helicopter);
•to create the new words by analogy (a place where people eat - dining
room);
•to tell story coherently using a picture or a series of them, to describe
the item and experienced feelings.
3. PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
• It’s useful to exercise outdoors
3. PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
*by using non-traditional teaching aims:
COLOURED CARDS, MARBLES
3.PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
*by using non-traditional teaching aims:
COLOURED FLAGS, SHIPS
3.PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
*by applying non-traditional teaching aims:
Buttons, corks, paper flowers (footflat)
3.PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
*by using the Lithuanian folk games (for example.;
,,Jonukas and Magdute”). These games children mostly plays
in the circle.
*by playing the games for fine motoric (to tie the knot).
*by adapting the music.
3.PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
*by using the patters, songs or countings:
Apples
One apple, two apples,
Three apples, four,
Five Apples, six apple,
Seven apples more
Eight apples, nine apples,
Ten apples in a pie.
Please give me a piece
Or I might cry.
Christmas
One tree, two trees,
Three trees, four,
Five trees, six trees,
Seven trees more
Eight trees, nine trees,
10 trees to decorate.
Let's get busy,
It's getting late!
http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/countingtheme.htm
3.PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
*by Using the Riddles:
o What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?
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What has a neck but no head?
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What belongs to you but is used more by others?
A glove
A bottle
Your name
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What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
A clock
3. PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT IN PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY
*the children likes to guess something that is hidden inside
(to touch and recognise or describe the item);
*to formulate some questions that would help to quess the
item.
N.B. Please, guess what’s inside???
4. CONLUSIONS
• The game is a basic pre-school education tool for
preschooler.
• The game promotes communication and language
development.
• In particular, the cooperation between parents and
teachers is important way for correct language
development in preschool age.