Comparing The Kaufman Approach To Promote Language And Literacy Development

Promoting language and literacy development It is important that teachers and early childhood professionals in the school setting progress monitor over an extended period of time. It needs to be at least two eight week cycles. When working with the youngest children in the home setting, David uses the Kaufman approach when working on language development. It was developed for children with apraxia of speech, but David also uses for many of the children he works with. The Kaufman approach is teaching the simplified version of the world to help the child be successful at imitation of words/sounds within the ability. An example of this is tuck in place of truck or gape in the place grape. An important strategy is the ability to get the child to imitate the sounds given or having the parents repeating the word back to the child just as it sounded. The Greenspan Floortime Approach is regular used by the …show more content…
She has seen a great deal of success when the teachers and herself work together using the songs and stories during therapy and in the classroom. When learning about words, language, and literacy real world objects have been beneficial to help the child understand what it is they are learning about. “There is a difference between seeing a flat picture on a piece of paper compared to being able hold and manipulate that object in real life.” Val pointed out to me. Dana, also, using real objects and hands on activities when teaching and supporting language and literacy in her classroom. She prefers to work in small groups opposed to large group instruction because is able to tailor her lesson to the needs of the children. David starts teaching literacy development in the Birth to Three by building vocabulary, starting alphabetic principles, and supporting the parents in what their concerns are for the