Module 3

Linguistic and Literacy Development of Children and Adolescents

Introduction
In this module, the language development of a child will be discussed and
emphasized including the factors affecting language and how it influences the
learnings of a child from pregnancy to other stages of language development.

Word Bank
Language bilingualism LASS Motherese

Code Switching Holophrase fast mapping

Vocabulary explosion Literacy aphasia dyslexia

Alexia

Lesson 1: Natural History of Language Development

Intended Learning Outcome

✓ Explain the natural history of language development;

Activate Prior Knowledge

A. Complete the concept Map below by describing the words written at the center.

language
development
B. Picture Analysis

What do these pictures imply?

Application and Assessment

A. Answer briefly.
1. How will you illustrate the development of language?

2. Why is it important for you to know the development of language?

 3. Do you agree with Noam Chomsky, that language is an innate
faculty? Why?

Lesson 2: Bilingual Language Development

Intended Learning Outcomes:

✓ Describe bilingual development; and

✓ Discuss its advantages and disadvantages.

Activate Prior Knowledge

Complete the concept map.

Bilingualism

Advantages Disadvantages

What are the signs of bilingualism?

Application and Assessment
A. Reimagine the definition of Bilingualism. Given the bubble map below define
bilingualism

bilingualism

B. Complete the table.

For the given situations at the first column give the corresponding responses in the
next clolumn. The first row is serves as example.
Situations “Motherese” language adaptation

Sample: The child is playing a toy truck Brum, brum, brum

1. The child is looking the cat through the

window
2. The child wants to drink

C. Give atleast 2 examples of code switching uisng your experiences. Explain why they
are considered as such.

1.

2.
 Lesson 3: Emergent and Early Literacy: Reading Development and
Performance

Intended Learning Outcomes;

✓ Classify and discuss the emergent and early literacy, particularly reading
development and performance.

Activate Prior Knowledge

A. The picture at the right side tells
something. Write an essay about the
thought written in the picture.

Write your essay here…

B. Complete the Frayer’s Model below.

Definitions Characteristics

Reading

Examples

Non-examples
Assessment & Application
A. Answer briefly.
1. How does reading develop?

2. When can you tell that a child becomes fluent in reading?

B. Complete the concept map below by defining literacy.

Literacy
Lesson 4: Factors Affecting Language Development

Intended Learning Outcomes;

✓ Name and discuss the factors affecting language development.

Activate Prior Knowledge

A. Complete the bubble map below

• _________
Factor 1 • _________

Language • __________
development
Factor 2
• __________

• _________
Factor 3
• _________

Assessment & Application

A. Answer intelligently.
1. Why do teachers always consider to beautify their classroom before the
openning of classess?

2. How do children’s cognitive development enhanced through social

interactions?
3.
 B. Compare and Contrast.

Self-talk Inner Speech

Lesson 5: Exceptional Development: Aphasia and Dyslexia

Intended Learning Outcomes

✓ differentiate exceptional language development;
✓ Discuss the factors that causes Aphasia and Dyslexia

Activate Prior Knowledge

Give your own ideas that could define the words below.

Aphasia Dyslexia
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________

What are the differences between the two?

Application and Assessment
A. Answer intelligently and concisely.
1. Why do language disorders occur?

_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
____________________________________

2. What human aspect is mostly affected by language disorder? What makes you say
so?
 B. Compare and Contrast

Aphasia Dyslexia

C. Apply the knowledge you have learned by supplying the blanks in the table below.
An example is given to guide you.
Situations Language Disorder

Example: The mother can write “ Bubbles” but she Posterior Alexia
can not read it.

1. Ana knows the letters of the alphabet but she

doesn’t understand the meaning of word LOVE.

2. Peter reads the word “ information” as “

Imfornatiom”

3. Luis became mute due to brain injury

4. dysgnosia

5. Recpetive Aphasia

References

https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1974/12/10/presidential-decree-no-603-s-
1974/#:~:text=%E2%80%93%20The%20Code%20shall%20be%20known,emancipated%20in%20accorda
nce%20with%20

https://www.slideshare.net/rhamylle13/physical-and-motor-development-of-children-and-adolescents
https://www.readandspell.com/different-types-of-dyslexia