THE PRE SCHOOL YEARS

&

THE SCHOOL YEARS

How Children Acquire and Produce Language (BBC,

2001)

Guide Questions

What do children learn when are between 3 – 4 years old?

What are some aspects which differentiate from the preschool years to the school years

THE PRE SCHOOL YEARS

3-4 year olds Make questionsthey say CommandsLearn Vocabulary

Social environmentInteract with unfamiliar adults

They develop Metalinguistic AwarenessThey difference wrong or silly sentences

THE SCHOOL YEARS

They can express themselvesThey learn more sophisticated metalinguistic

awarenessChildren have access to word jokes which are

shared with their family and friends

THE SCHOOL YEARS

The develop the ability to understand and produce thousand words.

They learn more words when they learn to read.

children learn how written language differs from spoken language.