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What Children Know and Teach about Language Competence.

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Lazarus, Peggy G. – Theory into Practice, 1984

Kindergarten children were observed in a classroom situation to discover communicative competence in the sociolinguistic area. These children demonstrated competency in awareness of regularities in use of language in the classroom, ability to publicize confusions, and variations in ways of speaking. (DF)

Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Skills, Kindergarten Children, Linguistic Competence

Learning to Talk and Talking to Learn.

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Wells, Gordon; Wells, Jan – Theory into Practice, 1984

The way adults talk with children is important because different styles of interaction lead to different learning opportunities. Differences between child-parent linguistic interaction and child-teacher interactions are explored. Suggestions to help teachers interact more effectively are discussed. (DF)

Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Learning Processes, Parent Child Relationship