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1 Incorporating Language Development Alyssa Bower University of Phoenix MTW/511 01/29/2024 Susan Maloney

2 Incorporating Language Development Incorporating language development into lesson plans is crucial for fostering effective communication and enhancing students' overall learning experience. There are many reasons a teacher should incorporate language development into their lesson plans. Some of these reasons include being able to provide clear learning objectives, the ability to build a student’s vocabulary, as well as work on their speaking and listening skills. By creating a quick reference guide to use during your lesson planning, we can ensure that language development strategies are incorporated for all students in an equitable way. Semantics Language development is defined as “the process by which children come to understand and communicate language during early childhood (Language Development, 2019). This is the most important step in the elementary school age group. The breakdown of language development includes components including semantics, which is a branch of linguistics that is concerned with word meanings. Semantics can be formal, conceptual, and lexical. Providing clear learning objectives is imperative to achieve success. A way to incorporate this into a lesson plan would be to create a time for students to talk and discuss the lesson as a group and as partners. By the time a child is of school age, they are able to recognize previously unrecognized words, as well as sentence structure and remember meanings of familiar words. Syntactic Syntax is the portion of language development that refers to the rules used to combine words to make true sentences (Hermes, 2019). Vocabulary building is a major part in language

3 development. Once a student learns the definition of a word, they need to have examples on how to use the words in a real-life situation. Vocabulary building occurs from elementary age students all the way through college, and even beyond. The best way to encourage students to use new words in the correct context would be through discussions, presentations, or writing assignments. Syntax is measured in mean length or utterance, or MLU, which refers to the average length of a child’s sentence. As the child grows, so does their MLU. A great way to encourage vocabulary building would be to ask students for elaborations on their answers in class, and provide specific feedback to students that will help them expand their knowledge and vocabulary base. Pragmatics Pragmatic language is the social language skills that we use in our daily interactions with those around us (Korta & Perry, 2019). This not only applies to verbal language, but how we use non-verbal communication as well, which includes eye contact, body language, and facial expressions. The way to reinforce this in a lesson plan would be to reteach students how to actively listen, which is a great way of showing non-verbal communication. Make sure the classroom is an environment for a student to have the ability to learn body language, and the appropriate ways to show affection to peers and teachers. Conclusion By being able to incorporate specific strategies during the lesson planning process, the teacher will be much more equipped to promote language development in the classroom. Language development is vital to helping students be successful learners all the way through school, and further in life as well. By being intentional about how we are teaching language development

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4 into lesson plans, we are creating a more immersive and supportive learning environment that will enhance both communication skills and content knowledge.

5 References Hermes, A. (2019), Syntactic Development in Children, retrieved on November 9, 2019,https://www.livestrong.com/article/508501-syntactic-development-in-children/ Korta, K., & Perry, J. (2019, August 21). Pragmatics. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pragmatics/ Language Development (2019), retrieved on January 28, 2024 02019,http://www.healthofchildren.com/L/Language-Development.html#ixzz64o0r5QFx

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