We use short action phrases to talk about a day: ‘wake up’, ‘wash my face’, ‘eat breakfast’, ‘go to school’ and ‘play’. ‘I wash my hands’ is a whole sentence. The word ‘I’ refers to the speaker, so the child can use it for their own routines. Pictures can make a sequence easier to follow.
An adult can tell a very short day story with three pictures, then pause at each familiar action. The child may name the action or say the full sentence. Use ‘first’, ‘then’ and ‘at night’ naturally, without expecting clock times. Routines vary between families, so accept truthful alternatives. Link the language with a real action, such as handwashing, and avoid asking the child to copy a long list of written sentences.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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For example, a child finds a seed, plants it and sees a small leaf later. ‘First’, ‘then’ and ‘finally’ help the listener follow the events.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
First, she finds a seed.
Moderate / Add a little
Then she plants it.
Challenge / Try when ready
Finally, a leaf grows.
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A story tells us what happens. Even a short story has an order. For example, a child finds a seed, plants it and sees a small leaf later. ‘First’, ‘then’ and ‘finally’ help the listener follow the events. Pictures can carry some of the meaning while the child builds the spoken words.
An adult should tell the whole short story once before asking the child to retell it. On another telling, pause so the child can add an action word. A child may use gestures or a home language to show understanding, then hear a helpful English model. Do not demand the adult’s exact words. ‘She plants it’ and ‘The girl puts the seed in the soil’ can both tell the same event clearly at different language levels.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Show and tell means sharing something with a listener.
The item can be a drawing, a safe toy or a favourite book.
A very short talk can begin ‘This is my …’, add one detail and end ‘Thank you.’ The child can look at the item when remembering the words; they do not need to stand still like an adult speaker.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
This is my ball. It is blue.
Moderate / Add a little
I like my book.
Challenge / Try when ready
Thank you for listening.
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Show and tell means sharing something with a listener. The item can be a drawing, a safe toy or a favourite book. A very short talk can begin ‘This is my …’, add one detail and end ‘Thank you.’ The child can look at the item when remembering the words; they do not need to stand still like an adult speaker.
An adult can model a short talk first, then listen warmly while the child has a turn. Helpful questions include ‘What colour is it?’ or ‘Where is it?’ Choose questions the child already understands. A child may prefer to speak to one trusted person before a group. Celebrate a clear idea and one new word rather than correcting every sound. With a few familiar sentences, the child brings together greetings, describing words, preferences and polite language.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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