One memory that I have is with my own child. At seven
months she begin trying to repeat words and sounds that she heard. You could
make out her saying “dada”. She also tried to say her uncle’s name Samuel and
John. She would match up the syllables to their name. I wanted to make sure she
that she has a love for reading so I not only read to her but I encourage everyone
around her to read to her as well. She has also found a love for the letter a
song I let her listen to on YouTube. Through this class I have a better
understanding of language milestones for my child. According to research I have
found it is good that I allow her to listen to letter sound songs. Before infants are ready to speak
their first word, they listen attentively to the sounds around them (Pence
Turnbull, K. L., & Justice, L. M., 2012).
The articles and information from the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association was very helpful in helping me know what my child should be doing
at each age category.
One topic I would
like to know more about and advocate for is effects of the lack of preschool
programs. According to “The State of Preschool Yearbook”, North
Carolina lacks access to preschool, however, the programs that they do have
received a perfect score of 10 in quality. North Carolina only serves 23
percent of its 4- year- old. NEA, which is the National Education Association,
has the same belief as me, which is that public schools have a duty to be the main
provider of preschool programs, and supplementary funding should be allocated
to fund them in the same way as K-12 schools. It is my desire that all students
will have a successful educational journey. Achievement in school influences
success in life.
References
Pence Turnbull, K. L., & Justice, L. M.
(2012). Language development from theory to practice (2nd ed.). Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, Inc.
Pre-K Access Lacking in Many Rural States, Report Says ... (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rural_education/2014/05/pre-k_access_lacking
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