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It’s not just talk!Involving parents and educators in language facilitation

Janice Greenberg, B.Sc., D.S.P., Reg. CASLPO & Michelle Lintott, B.Sc., E.C.E. • The Hanen CentreInfant Mental Health Promotion Rounds• June 1, 2010

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© Hanen Early Language Program, 2010. All rights reserved.

It’s not just talk!

Involving parents and educators in

language facilitation

Janice Greenberg & Michelle Lintott,

Program Managers, The Hanen Centre 1

The Hanen Centre provides the important

people in a young child’s life with the knowledge and training

they need to help the

child develop the best

possible language,

social and literacy skills.

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Mission Statement

www.hanen.org

www.hanen.org

Resources

Workshops

Research

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It Takes Two to Talk ®

– The Hanen Program®

for Parents

Target Word ® – The

Hanen Program® for

Parents of Children who are Late Talkers

More Than Words ® –

The Hanen Program®

for Parents of Children

with Autism Spectrum

Disorder

TalkAbility ™– The Hanen Program® for

Parents of Verbal

Children on the Autism Spectrum

You Make the

Difference ® Parent-Child Communication

Program

Learning Language &

Loving It ™ – The Hanen Program® for

Early Childhood

Educators/Teachers



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It’s not just talk!Agenda

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Naturalistic approach to language learning

• Occurs in daily routines, play and conversation

• Based on incidental learning

• Caregiver is primary change agent

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• Children are actively engaged

• Adults follow the children’s lead

• Adults extend the interaction

INTERACTION

• Finely tuned language input

• Vocabulary

• Sentence structure

• World knowledge

• Language for thinking

INFORMATION

Children learn language naturally when…

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Interaction and information matter

VocabularyExtended Conversation

Better performance in kindergarten1. Receptive vocabulary

2. Narrative production3. Emergent literacy

Dickinson & Tabors, 2002

Predict scores in reading comprehension and receptive vocabulary up to gr. 7

Literacy experiences

As adults provide interaction and

information - children learn

Interaction

• Joint attention

• Intentional communication

• Turn taking

Information

• Vocabulary

• Word combinations

• World knowledge11 12

High quality

learning and care depend on the

amount and quality

of interaction between caregiver

and child.- Doherty



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Talk matters!

“The most important aspect to evaluate in early

childhood settings for very young children is the amount of talk actually

going on, moment by moment, between children and their caregivers."

Hart & Risley, 200214



• Adults extend the interaction

INTERACTION

• Finely tuned language input

• Vocabulary


• World knowledge

• Language to think

INFORMATION

Caregivers are important

Limited vocabulary

Too simple/complex

Limited knowledge

Children are more passive

Adults are more directive

Brief 1-2 turn interactions

Limited “thinking” talk

but……

Not finely tuned

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Meaningful differences, Hart & Risley

Breadth

Depth

Vocabulary

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• 8% time – elaborated interaction with teachers

• 73% time – no teacher interaction• 50% time – children actively engaged

INTERACTION

• Less than 20% time – conversations stayed on and deepened a topic

• 33% time – beyond here and now

INFORMATION

What about in classrooms?

Dickinson, 2001

A naturalistic approach to

language development

Implementation

• Acceptance

• Application

• Maintenance

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A naturalistic approach to

language development

Just tell people what

to doDoesn’t work

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How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?

Only one, but

the light bulb

has to want to

change!

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Different perspectives

Role of caregivers

Theories on child development

Importance of play

Expectations for behavior

Importance of interaction

Importance of conversation

Position on directive/responsive continuum

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Helping adults learn

Have knowledge,

experiences, beliefs, values

Self-directed

Goal seeking

Problem-centred

Self-reflective

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People don’t resist change.They resist being changed.

We only support what we create.

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A wise old owl sat in an oak

The more he saw, the less he spokeThe less he spoke, the more he heard

Why can’t we all be like that wise old bird?

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• Knowledge

• Experiences

• Beliefs

• Values

• Needs

Seek to understand

before being

understood



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Begin where they are…

• Provide a rationale

• Build on experiences

Knowledge

Experience

Beliefs

Values

Needs

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Aim for success

Confident

Competent

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Step by step strategies

Clear examples (multi-modal)

User friendly resources

Practice with feedback

Coaching

Videotaping27

I can do this!This is too hard Shovel ready for trainers

Evidence based

Common language

Framework (Evaluate, Guide)

Principles of adult learning

User-friendly resources

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Learning Language & Loving It Resources

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Resources



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®

• For parents and their children

(birth to five)

• Designed to support parents

of typically developing

children including those at

risk in learning due to social

or environmental challenges

• Provided to families through community agencies by

Hanen trained and licensed Program Leaders.

You Make The Difference You Make The Difference

Program ObjectivesProgram Objectives

• To encourage positive parent and child

interactions during everyday routines and play.

• To help parents foster and enrich their child’s social, language and

literacy development.


• To help increase a parent’s confidence in

their ability to positively influence their child’s learning.

• To help families connect with other families and resources

in their community.


• Provides an opportunity for parents to learn more

about typical language development

• Can open dialogue for

early identification and referral when concerns arise

Program SessionsProgram Sessions

Session 1 You Make the Difference

Session 2 Allow Your Child to Lead

Session 3 Adapt to Share the Moment

Session 4 Add New Experiences and Words

Session 5 Go With Games

Session 6 Make the Most of Music

Session 7 Get Hooked on Books

Session 8 Create, Create – Don’t Hesitate!

Session 9 Go Through Your Day the 3A Way



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While children participate in

on-site early learning activities

Program provides opportunities for …Program provides opportunities for …

Immediately following

each session

Individual LearningGroup Learning Allow Your Child to Lead

• Observe, Wait and Listen• Join in and follow your child’s interest

Adapt to Share the Moment

• Face to Face, Imitate, Interpret, Make a Comment, Ask a Question, Take a Turn

Add New Experiences and Words

• Name things, Add Words and Actions, Make Important Words Stand Out, Repeat, Imitate and Add, Add a New Idea

33AA FrameworkFramework

Experiential Learning ActivityExperiential Learning Activity Learning LanguageLearning Language

What can I do to help you learn?

Look up

Say it louder

Slow down

Break it up

Add facial

expressions

Add actions

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One must learn by

doing the thing, for

though you think you

know it, you have no

certainty until you try.

Aristotle

Videotaping with supportive coachingVideotaping with supportive coaching



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How Can Parents Access ProgramsHow Can Parents Access Programs

Through local

agencies by

Hanen trained

and licensed

You Make The

Difference

Program Leaders

Ontario Early Years Centres

Kettle and Stony Point Headstart

Simcoe County Preschool

Six Nations Health Services

Oakville Parent and Child Centre

Hincks-Dellcrest Centre, Toronto

Algoma Public Health, Sault Ste. Marie

Brighter Futures, Ottawa, Kapuskasing

Eastern Ontario Health Unit, Cornwall

St. Mary’s Family Learning Centre, Windsor

How Can Parents Access ProgramsHow Can Parents Access Programs

Attend a three day licensing workshop at The Hanen

Centre or at other locations. See the Hanen Website for

further information.

Becoming a Program LeaderBecoming a Program Leader

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Day 1

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1 child Group

At risk Typical, At risk, DelayedPrevention, Intervention, Enrichment

Focus on adult-child interaction Adult-child and peer-peer interacdtion

Activity set-up not key Focus on classroom set-up

Videotaping at sessions and coaching; Shared viewing in group

Videotaping in classroom and (coaching); Individualized viewing and

reflective feedback

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Learning Language and Loving It ™ - The Hanen Program ® for Early Childhood Educators/Teachers

1. Take a Closer Look at Communication

2. Follow Child’s Lead

Video

3. Take Turns

Video

4. Encourage Group Interaction

Video

5. Adjust Language, Extend the Topic

Video

6. Language Leads to Literacy

Video

7. Peer Interaction

Video

8. Wrap-up



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• Adults are responsive


• Adults extend interaction

INTERACTION

• Vocabulary


• Knowledge

• Using language to think

INFORMATION


X?

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Follow the child’s lead

OWL

Be face to face

Imitate

Interpret

Comment or ask an appropriate question

It’s not always easy to follow…

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Question Instruction

Following the child’s lead works!

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Comment

Questioning questions????

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Questions continue the conversation when they:

�Match the child’s language stage

�Follow the child’s lead

�Are sincere

– Request unknown information

– Stimulate the child’s thinking

– Show your interest

�Are balanced with comments

�Don’t pressure the child to talk54



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Join in the play

Be a play partner

Build on the child’s focus

Don’t dominate

Have fun

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Encourage interaction in small groups

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Adapt your response to

each child’s needs

Interacting

Participating

Attending

Not Attending

Carefully observe each child’s level of involvement

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• Adults are responsive


• Adults extend interaction

INTERACTION

• Vocabulary


• Knowledge

• Using language to think

INFORMATION


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Say Less

and Stress

Go Slow

and Show

Provide effective language Adjust the way You talk

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Learning to Talk

Talking to Learn



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Use Language to Think and Learn About the World

Go beyond:

• the here and now

• our personal experiences

• the real world into the imagined world

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Extend the TopicUse language to think and learn about the world

Talk about feelings and

opinions

Talk about the future

Explain

Inform

Pretend/Imagine

Project

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Foster peer interaction

Plan ahead

Support the interaction

Become a Learning Language and

Loving It Program Leader

Early childhood education

professionals

• Trainers

• Coaches

• Mentors

• Academics

Speech-language pathologists

• School districts

• Child care centres

• Preschools

• Head Start

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Access the Learning Language and Loving It Program in your community

Hanen trained LLLI Program Leaders

• SLPs

• Child care resource consultants

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www.hanen.org

www.hanen.org

Resources

Train-the-trainer

WorkshopsResearch

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