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SEALS Parent Training

SEALS Parent Training. September 30, 2009 Jennifer Dearmore and Alicia Vybiral. SEALS S ystem for E arly A cquisitions of L earning S kills. Based on P reschoolers A cquiring L anguage S kills (PALS) 1. Child-centered small group language facilitation

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SEALS Parent Training

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  1. SEALS Parent Training September 30, 2009 Jennifer Dearmore and Alicia Vybiral

  2. SEALSSystem for Early Acquisitions of Learning Skills • Based on Preschoolers Acquiring Language Skills (PALS) 1. Child-centered small group language facilitation 2. Parent education • Theme-Based Approach

  3. What We’ve Done • School Supplies • Body Parts

  4. Daily Activities • Don’t ask: “What did you do at school today?” • DO ASK: “What did you make during art?” “What songs did you sing?” “What did you have for snack?” Use vocabulary on homework because it is used in every activity during the day.

  5. Independent Skills • Toileting skills • Requesting items • Wiping own nose • Washing hands • Backpack • Pick up toys

  6. Language Development Typical Development 12-24 Months • Learns new words daily • 10-50 words; can have up to 400 words • Points to most common objects • Verbalizes to indicate wants • Begins to engage in imaginary play • Interested in songs, rhymes

  7. Language Development Typical Development 2-3 Year Olds • Understands: • Pronouns (he, she, me) • Concept of one (“Give me one”) • Adjectives (big, dirty, pretty) • Prepositions (in, on, and under) • wh- questions (asks and answers) • Identifying object by function

  8. Language Development Typical Development 2-3 Year Olds 2. Sentences: 3 or more words 3. Uses: • up to 900 words • -ing words • words like: me, you, he, she • words like: big, dirty, pretty

  9. Language Development Typical Development 3-4 Year Olds • Understands: • Concepts of same and different • Follows 2-3 step directions • Comparatives (“Which is bigger?”) • Concepts of yesterday, today and tomorrow • Knows at least 10 body parts • Points to colors and shapes

  10. Language Development Typical Development 3-4 Year Olds 2. Sentences: 3 to 4 words • Uses: • Up to 1500 words • Asks “wh” and “how” questions • Uses past tense correctly • Describes what things are used for

  11. Ways YOU can help… • Listen to WHAT, not HOW • Positive experience • Eye-to-eye • Labeling • Talk about what you &/or your child are seeing, doing, hearing etc. • Repetition, Repetition, Repetition • READ DAILY • Hands-on experiences

  12. VIDEOTalking with Young Children Information Talk Guidelines: • A. eye-to-eye • B. Use your voice & face (makes language come alive!) • C. Match words with experiences • D. Appropriate Pace (use trial & error)

  13. Homework • Allows parents to follow curriculum • Carries over from school to home • Vocabulary bombardment • Vocabulary in everyday situations (apply vocabulary)

  14. What We Will Do • Body Parts • Household

  15. Next Meeting November 11 at 8:30 am

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