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LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT ALBUM

2. NOMENCLATURE CARDS


MATERIAL:

1. A container with 8 sets of cards, cards of control set have the name of the object printed beneath each picture. These cards can represent any area of study.

2. Cards of matching set with the name cut off.

3. One set of the name cards for labeling.

4. Rug.

PREPARATION:

Invite an individual child or a selective group of children who are familiar with the pictures in the set to do the exercise.

PRESENTATION:

1. Obtain the rug, point the location of the work, and naming the work.

2. Bring the container from its place on the shelf and place it in the upper right-hand corner of the rug.

3. Remove the control cards and name each one as it is placed left to right on the upper edge of the rug.

4. Remove the picture cards of matching set, place them at random beneath the container.

5. Point to the control card picture and find its matching picture card.

6. Remove the label cards, and place them at random beneath the container.

7. Point to the first picture and have the children say its name.

8. Point to the word beneath the first control card and slowly move the index finger under the word as you read it.

9. Closely observe the random labels and select the matching word. Clearly read the word.

10. Place the label beneath the control card word to compare and then place it beneath the unlabeled picture.

11. Read the control word and label after each successful matching.

12. After the exercise is complete, read and remove the labels and return them to the container.

13. Next remove the pictures of matching set, return them to the container.

14. Randomly pick up the control cards, replace them to the container.

15. Replace the material on the shelf properly, and replace rug.

DIRECT AIM:

1. Development of visual perception.

2. Development of a sense of left to right progression.

3. Labeling.

4. To enlarge and enrich the child's vocabulary.

INDIRECT AIM:

1. Preparation for reading.

2. To develop the skill of classification.

CONTROL OF ERROR:

1. Control Card.

2. Teacher.

POINT OF INTEREST:

1. Seeing the material.

2. Naming the pictures of control sets.

3. Matching the pictures to control sets.

4. Labeling.

5. Learning the new words.

AGE:

3 to 5 years.

LANGUAGE:

Names are used for pictures.

NOTE:

1. Presentation may divided up: matching pictures, then when the child can name the pictures successfully, the child can be presented labeling the pictures of matching set.


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