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From Cooing to Talking: Partners in Conversation
Handout 8: Encouraging Children's Communication
Instructions: In this activity, you will have a chance to participate in, observe, and discuss several role-plays that show teachers assuming different roles in their interactions with children. Read the descriptions of each role--children, observers, teacher.
Each role-play lasts about two minutes. After each one, the observers describe what they saw and heard. The trainer leads a large group discussion.
Then the children and the observers switch roles, and a new participant plays the role of teacher.
Children (three or four per role-play)
Play with the toys on the table. Talk to each other about what you are doing and anything else that comes to mind. Use language to make requests, express feelings, share, negotiate, compromise, and so on. Also talk to and respond to the teacher.
Observers (three or four per role-play)
Move your chairs close to the play table so you can easily see and hear the children and teacher. Take notes about what you see and hear. After the role-play is over, share your observations with the rest of the group.
Teachers (one per role-play)
Read the description of the teaching role described on the index card. As the children play, carry out your role.
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