Description

Ages: 5-8

Grades: K-3rd

Author: Jean Gilliam DeGaetano, M.A., CCC-SLP

Language Development Lessons for Early Childhood

Language Development Lessons for Early Childhood is a comprehensive resource designed to strengthen listening skills and spark meaningful communication. This unit provides a structured yet enjoyable framework to help young learners build confidence in their receptive and expressive language abilities.

Key Features

• Three-Tiered Instructional Approach: Each lesson utilizes proven techniques—Yes/No questions, choice-making, and sentence completion—to scaffold learning and reduce communication anxiety.

• Inclusive Design: The variety of response levels makes these lessons accessible for both verbal and non-verbal students, ensuring every child can participate.

• Structured Lesson Plans: Each reproducible worksheet is paired with three pages of detailed lesson plans, providing educators and clinicians with a clear roadmap for instruction.

• Word Retrieval Support: Specifically targets “tip-of-the-tongue” moments by providing auditory cues and structured choices to help students find the right words.

The Three-Step Technique

1. Yes or No Answers: Provides an accessible entry point for all learners, building immediate success and participation.

2. Choosing Between Two Answers: Encourages decision-making and oral responses while lowering the stress of independent word retrieval.

3. Sentence Completion: Challenges students to use inference and association to finish thoughts, mirroring natural conversation patterns.

Why Choose This Resource?

• Tailored for Ages 5–8 (Grades K–3rd), focusing on the pivotal years of early primary language development.

• Supports a wide range of settings, including individual therapy, small groups, or whole-classroom instruction.

• Combines 80 pages of engaging content with the expertise of a certified Speech-Language Pathologist.

Includes

✔ 80 pages