Assistive Language Development

There has been a great deal of research involved in the origins of language and the role that it plays in learning and living (Fountas & Pinnell 1998). In addition, language plays a role in social interaction. According to Fountas & Pinnell (1998), language is functional and the development of it is vital for many purposes. According to Ostryn et al., (2009) at a young age children learn they can complete their own purposes through language and this occurs by means of controlling others or to receive what they need. The first three years of life are crucial in the language development of children. During this stage the brain is maturing, developing, and this is the most in-depth period for developing language and speech skills. In these critical stages of development, if not exposed to language it will be hard for children to acquire the skill (Fountas & Pinnell 1998). Arguably, it may be not valid to measure language development of children on the autism spectrum to typically developing children. Generally, children with ASD are less likely to engage in spoken language (Ostryn et al., 2009). If you look in classrooms all around the world, you be able to see written language and hear spoken language (D., Freeman & Y.,Freeman, 2004). The development of productive language is …show more content…
Over the years there has been great potential for technology within the classroom to assist students, not only to complete work but increase student involvement. Recently, education evolved from an exclusive model to a more inclusive model that places more special needs students in the general education population. The increased numbers of special education students being included with general education classrooms has increased the need for educators to accommodate all learners and their diverse