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The Syllabus of the Development of Young Children’s Early Literacy, 2006-2007
Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai Campus
SASAKI HIROKO, Ph.D.
Teaching Objectives and Requirements
Early literacy is growing up with the varied human relations, -parent-child relation, teacher- child relation and peers’ relation, teacher -parent relation and so on.
Now many parents want to teach spelling and writing to their children as early as possible. I have criticized this paper-based teaching method for young children. I think early literacy (especially oral communications) is growing up with daily activities. Early literacy is such a complex topic involving many factors, such as the children’s ability to understand words, their emergent literacy skills, early reading and writing, and phonemic awareness.
I think the most important way to develop early literacy is to prepare rich environment for children, such as vocabulary, activities, human relations, opportunities close to nature, and so on.
Teaching Plan
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Teaching Plan
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Orientation -The outline of this course-
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How babies start oral communications
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Emergent Literacy
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What is the literacy?
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Media Literacy
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Visual literacy
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Information design
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What is the rich environment for children to develop their language literacy in a kindergarten?
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How
teachers prepare rich curriculums to develop children’s early literacy
in the kindergarten attached to Naruto University of Education in Japan
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There are various types of activities in a daily life of the kindergarten
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Rich language experiences emerge from various typed activities
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Free play
Pretend play
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Children develop the imagination and representation through reading picture books.
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What different is there between a picture book and video?
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Comparative studies of language development
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Kanzi- Bonobo
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Considering the language development of a child with both physical and mental disease through watching visual material
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Examination
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Teaching Content and Schedule
L; Lecture,
PP; Power point,
D; DVD,
P; Picture Book,
Dis; Discussion
R; Reference book，
G; Group work,
H; Home work.
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Teaching Contents and PowerPoint Designs, Teaching Methods, Means, Questions for Thinking, Questions for Discussion and References
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Orientation -The outline of this course-
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How babies start oral communications
L: See PP
R: Preparing Early Childhood Professional NAEYC 2003
Dictionary of Developmental Psychology. 1995, Ian Stuart-Hamilton, JKP.
D: Babies- The messages of Babies under age of one – NHK, Japan.44min.
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Emergent Literacy
L: See PP
R: Spotlight on young children and Language NAEYC 2003
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What is the literacy?
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Media Literacy
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Visual literacy
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Information design
L: See PP
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Baby Shakespeare; Word of Poetry 0-3 years old babies, Disney Production 2000
Baby Shakespeare; Baby van Gogh 0-3 years old babies, Disney Production 2000
Play with Japanese: Visual material, NHK.Japan 2005
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*How do you think that children recite the traditional classic Chinese poems in early childhood?
*Are you going to teach children the literacy used in the videos after watching them?
One student says this video is difficult for babies. Do you think so?
*What different is there between Baby Shakespeare and Play with Japanese?
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H:*What kinds of literacy have been used in Baby Einstein according to your understanding?
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What is the rich environment for children to develop their language literacy in a kindergarten?
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How
teachers prepare rich curriculums to develop children’s early literacy
in the kindergarten attached to Naruto University of Education in Japan
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There are various types of activities in a daily life of the kindergarten
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Rich language experiences emerge from various typed activities
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Free play
Pretend play
L: See PP
D: “the broad bean project” and “bamboo shoot project” 2 copies
R: Spotlight on young children and Language NAEYC 2003
The PISA 2003 Assessment Framework, 2004, OECD.
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*How different they are between the foundation of personality and fundamental skill of writing & reading?
*Which is the more important foundation for child development between personality and writing & reading development?
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Children develop the imagination and representation through reading picture books
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What different is there between a picture book and video?
L: See PP
P: # A little white bear is cooking a pan cake. Wakayama Ken, Kogumasha.
# Walking. Hirano Takako, Hukuinkan Shoten.
# The very hungry caterpillar. Eric Carle, The World Publishing. Video
# Follow me, little ducks. Kanao Keiko, Hukuinkan Shoten.
# A giant turnip. Retold by Uchida Risako, ill. By Sato Tyuryou, Hukuinkan Shoten.
D: The very hungry caterpillar. The illustrated Film Company.
Dis & G: ＊What different is there between picture book and video of The very hungry caterpillar by Eric Carle?
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Comparative studies of language development
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Kanzi- Bonobo
L: See PP
D: Kanzi -A wonder ape-1993. NHK Japan
Dis:＆Ｇ *What do you learn about young children’s literacy of human beings from the data of language acquisitions of Kanzi?
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Considering the language development of a child with both physical and mental disease through watching visual material
L: See PP
D: An Affecting story about a Writer with his Son -30 years’ relation between Mr. Oe and his son Hikari- , NHK
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Examination
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