Discussion 1 : Language Knowledge Article

Chapter 1 explains the attributes of language and the process of language acquisition in young children. Since this is such a crucial component to support language acquisition, it is important that we understand this fully.

As teachers, we also serve as information resources for parents. Choose one of the following topics and write a short 250- to 350-word article for a parent newsletter:

Language Attributes

Process of Language Acquisition

Language and Communication

Your article should focus on helping parents understand the process of language acquisition in an informative, yet parent-friendly manner.

Be sure to support your ideas with a reference to the textbook and at least one outside source cited in APA format. Construct your initial post for this discussion as if parents were your audience.

Guided Response: Review at least two of your classmates' articles. Give them one specific compliment on their article and two specific facts or activities that they could add to their article to help parents understand the process of language acquisition.

Discussion 2 : Language Structure Poster

In Chapter 2, you will explore the complete system of language as well as the various levels of language structure. Using your knowledge of the whole structure, as well as the individual levels, create a poster you can display in your classroom that explains the different levels.

This poster can be created using Microsoft Word, or it can be hand drawn and scanned to share for this discussion. The content of this poster should be a minimum of 150 words and it should be presented on one page. It can contain text and visuals such as pictures and/or graphics.

At a minimum, please provide a brief summary of the three main levels and use your creativity as you break these down. Support the content of your poster with information from the textbook and at least one outside source. Citations must be properly formatted in APA style and be included on your poster.

Guided Response: Analyze several of your classmates' posters. Select at least two posters that appeal to you and tell your classmates how their posters helped you better understand the level of language structure.