Reflection 2

Early Language and Literacy Reflection Questions

Each response should be 1-paragraph (10 points per paragraph)

1. Describe when and how you can use rhymes, poems, songs and finger plays. Give examples of how

you can support multiple and varied opportunities to develop phonological awareness with children,

including syllables, word families, and phonemes, helping to identify letters and the sounds they

represent, to recognize and produce words that have the same beginning or ending sounds, and

supporting children’s self-initiated efforts to write letters that represent the sounds of words.

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2. Give examples of how you can plan varied opportunities for children to develop communication and

vocabulary by responding to questions, communicating needs, thoughts, and experiences, describing

things and events, conversations, and experiences such as field trips.

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3. Give examples of how you can support the development and maintenance of the child’s home language

whenever possible.

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4. Give examples of how you support varied opportunities for children to gain an appreciation of, and to

learn new concepts and vocabulary, and express themselves creatively in ways that reflect diversity

through art, music, drama and dance activities.

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5. Give examples of how you can support children to explore books on their own and provide places that

are conducive to the quiet enjoyment of books. Describe how children can have access to a variety of

book types, including storybooks, factual books, books with rhymes, alphabet books, and wordless

books.

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