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listening and speaking

Professional Development Session

Format: Mixed model, 2 hour interactive session
Prior to the session: Read selected state publication pages, presentation, and handouts.
During the session: Through discussion and group work, participants discuss the relationship between listening and speaking.

The development of oral language is one of the most impressive accomplishments that occur during the first five years of life. Oral language development results from the interaction of a variety of factors, including social, linguistic, maturational/biological, and cognitive influences. Prior to the session, participants read selected state publication pages, presentations, and handouts. Through discussion and group work during the session, participants discuss the relationship between listening and speaking.

Resources

	State Publications California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 1, pp. 56-62 and 71-78 California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 1, pp. 110-127
	Chapters and Articles
	Presentations Listening and Speaking (CPIN) Early Speech and Language Development: Processes, Benchmarks, and the Impact of Disability by McLean
	Handouts Building Language Fluency based on Espinosa and Burns Language is Key by Ideas that Work Quotes from Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experiences of Young Children Staircase handout (adapted from Let’s Listen by Lehr)
	Streaming Video