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SEALS Parent Training
September 30, 2009Jennifer Dearmore and Alicia
Vybiral
SEALS System for Early Acquisitions of Learning
Skills
• Based on Preschoolers AcquiringLanguage Skills (PALS)
1. Child-centered small group language facilitation
2. Parent education
• Theme-Based Approach
What We’ve Done
• School Supplies
• Body Parts
Daily Activities
• Don’t ask: “What did you do at school today?”
• DO ASK: “What did you make during art?”“What songs did you sing?”“What did you have for snack?”
Use vocabulary on homework because it is
used in every activity during the day.
Independent Skills
• Toileting skills• Requesting items• Wiping own nose• Washing hands• Backpack• Pick up toys
Language Development
Typical Development12-24 Months
• Learns new words daily • 10-50 words; can have up to 400 words• Points to most common objects • Verbalizes to indicate wants• Begins to engage in imaginary play• Interested in songs, rhymes
Language Development
Typical Development2-3 Year Olds
1. Understands:‐ Pronouns (he, she, me)‐ Concept of one (“Give me one”)‐ Adjectives (big, dirty, pretty) ‐ Prepositions (in, on, and under) ‐ wh- questions (asks and answers)‐ Identifying object by function
Language Development
Typical Development2-3 Year Olds
2. Sentences: 3 or more words3. Uses:
‐ up to 900 words‐ -ing words‐ words like: me, you, he, she ‐ words like: big, dirty, pretty
Language DevelopmentTypical Development
3-4 Year Olds1. Understands:
‐ Concepts of same and different‐ Follows 2-3 step directions‐ Comparatives (“Which is bigger?”)‐ Concepts of yesterday, today
and tomorrow ‐ Knows at least 10 body parts‐ Points to colors and shapes
Language Development
Typical Development3-4 Year Olds
2. Sentences: 3 to 4 words3. Uses:
‐ Up to 1500 words‐ Asks “wh” and “how” questions‐ Uses past tense correctly ‐ Describes what things are used for
Ways YOU can help…
• Listen to WHAT, not HOW • Positive experience• Eye-to-eye • Labeling • Talk about what you &/or your child
are seeing, doing, hearing etc. • Repetition, Repetition, Repetition • READ DAILY • Hands-on experiences
VIDEOTalking with Young
ChildrenInformation Talk Guidelines:
• A. eye-to-eye • B. Use your voice & face (makes
language come alive!) • C. Match words with experiences • D. Appropriate Pace (use trial
& error)
Homework
• Allows parents to follow curriculum
• Carries over from school to home
• Vocabulary bombardment
• Vocabulary in everyday situations (apply vocabulary)
What We Will Do
• Body Parts
• Household
Next Meeting
November 11 at 8:30 am