TY - JOUR
T1 - Move Together, Communicate Together
T2 - Supporting Preschoolers’ Communication Skills Through Physical Activities
AU - Akamoglu, Yusuf
AU - Ostrosky, Michaelene M.
AU - Cheung, W. Catherine
AU - Yang, Hsiu Wen
AU - Favazza, Paddy C.
AU - Stalega, Melissa V.
AU - Aronson-Ensign, Katherine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Nature B.V.
PY - 2019/11/1
Y1 - 2019/11/1
N2 - During the preschool years, children develop several inter-related skills including motor skills and communication skills. In this article, we highlight several communication teaching strategies and describe how practitioners can promote communication skills of preschoolers with disabilities by providing them with multiple opportunities to practice these skills during motor activities. The following strategies are described: arrange the physical environment, model motor vocabulary, ask motor related questions, use a fill in the blank strategy, and reinforce/prompt child communication. The use of these strategies during large and small group motor activities is illustrated with vignettes. We present strategies for creating an engaging environment and providing meaningful opportunities so that children can learn important communication skills while also developing critical motor skills.
AB - During the preschool years, children develop several inter-related skills including motor skills and communication skills. In this article, we highlight several communication teaching strategies and describe how practitioners can promote communication skills of preschoolers with disabilities by providing them with multiple opportunities to practice these skills during motor activities. The following strategies are described: arrange the physical environment, model motor vocabulary, ask motor related questions, use a fill in the blank strategy, and reinforce/prompt child communication. The use of these strategies during large and small group motor activities is illustrated with vignettes. We present strategies for creating an engaging environment and providing meaningful opportunities so that children can learn important communication skills while also developing critical motor skills.
KW - Communication
KW - Disabilities
KW - Physical activities
KW - Preschoolers
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U2 - 10.1007/s10643-019-00957-1
DO - 10.1007/s10643-019-00957-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85067259260
SN - 1082-3301
VL - 47
SP - 677
EP - 685
JO - Early Childhood Education Journal
JF - Early Childhood Education Journal
IS - 6
ER -