14. THEY UNDERSTAND AUTHENTIC
LANGUAGE
• The language that they hear, they are used to
• Differentiation of spoken form and written
form
• Language centres around self (I-Me-Mine)
• Makes them secure and give them a sense of
belonging
25. HOW CHILDREN LEARN
Children are active learners and thinkers
(Piaget -1970)
Children learn through social interaction
(Vyogtsky – 1962)
Children learn through scaffolding by adults
(Bruner – 1983)
26. EFFECTIVE SCAFFOLDING
Parents who scaffolded effectively
• created interest in the task;
• broke the task down into smaller steps;
• modeled the task, including different ways to do
the task;
• Kept child “on task "by reminding him/her of
the purpose of the goal ;
• pointed out the important parts of the task;
• Controlled the child's frustration during the
task;
63. Words of Encouragement
That's good
You're right
Good Work
Great
Excellent
Good Remembering
Keep on trying
Keep up the good work
That kind of work makes me happy