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See and Learn More Word Pictures
See and Learn More Word Pictures is the
third step in the See and Learn Language and Reading
programme.
About this step
See and Learn More Word Pictures uses
visually-based activities to help your child learn 55 new
words that are common in children's early vocabularies.
When to start this step
See and Learn More Word Pictures is designed for use with
children who have completed See and Learn
First Word Pictures, i.e. children who understand and use a range
of around 50 single words.
This pack is designed to be completed at the same time as
See and Learn First Written Words
which will help your child learn to read written words and phrases.
How do children learn more words?
See and Learn More Word Pictures is based on what we know
about how children develop their language and reading skills, and learn new words.
Learning new words (vocabulary) is very important throughout language development.
Each new word a child learns is a tool for thinking and communicating about their
world.
Children learn new vocabulary during everyday activities and play, and they
learn that the words used by people around them refer to the things that they are
hearing, seeing, doing or feeling. They also develop an understanding of new words
before they can produce the words.
As they learn more words (as their vocabulary size increases), children begin to
develop their 'grammar' skills - their understanding of how words fit together
in phrases and sentences. Children first begin to understand the meaning of two
'key' words combined in a phrase and then begin to use two 'key'
words joined together.
See and Learn More Word Pictures
aims to increase your child's vocabulary to a size that supports the progression
to the 'two key word stage' of language development. The parallel step
See and Learn First Written
Words includes activities to encourage your child to learn two
'key' word phrases.
Find out more about language development
for children who have Down syndrome...
Activities
See and Learn More Word Pictures consists of the three
activities:
- Activity 1 - Matching More Word Pictures
- Activity 2 - Selecting More Word Pictures
- Activity 3 - Naming More Word Pictures
Find out more about these
activities...
Vocabulary
See and Learn More Word Pictures helps children
learn 55 new words, through vocabulary-building activities using picture
cards. The illustrated words are typical at this stage of language development,
because they are words that we use with children day after day. The activities are
designed to give children extra opportunities to learn the meanings of these new
words and to use them. The words include the names of objects and animals (nouns),
action words (verbs) and other descriptive words (eg. 'big' and 'little'
and 'up' and 'down').
The pack includes 52 picture cards to illustrate these
words. Three of the words are not illustrated, as you introduce these as extra words
to your child within the activities. The activity instructions explain how to do this.
Getting started with this step
Before starting any of the activities in this step, you need to: