Oral Language Use – Compare (Exemplar 1)

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The teacher uses descriptive language to help the child to identify the right animal (the zebra). Describing an object contributes to building children’s vocabulary and they will be more likely to use those same words when communicating with others.

Age(s): Preschool

Part of: Examples

Topic: Language Facilitation and Support

Category: Category 2: Teacher-Child Interactions | Subcategory: Category 2: Language Facilitation and Support | Measure: P-LFS-05: Uses Descriptive Language