Outline for Personality and Emotional Development

I. Introduction- Three skills that contribute to positive social development
A. Skill #1-Oral Language
i. Development of oral language requires not only learning words but also learning the rules of words and sentence structure. Oral language is heavily influenced by the amount of quality of talking parents do with their children. Children often play with language and experiment with words and patterns. (Slavin, R.E.) ii. It is important for children to obtain the skill of oral language because it will help them develop socially. If children are exposed to oral language at an early age they are more likely to have a larger vocabulary. The more words they know the better they can communicate to their peers, teachers, and parents.
B. Skill #2 – Writing
i. Writing emerges out of early scribbles and in the beginning it is randomly spread across the page. Young children are mentally unable to create letters in row. They will invent spellings by making judgments on sounds and by connecting those sounds to letters they already know. While trying write out what they hear, children will typically write letter names. (Slavin, R.E.) ii. It is important to achieve the skill of writing because it is something that children will use their whole lives. Writing is a part of the everyday life. If a child is unable to write they will be behind socially and educationally.
C. Skill #3 – Reading
i. The process of learning how to read can begin quite early if children are read to. Reading is the most important skill for children to develop. Other subjects depend on knowing how to read. Often times the success of a school depends on the reading level of the students. Children are often taught to hear sounds within words and this will contribute to later success in reading (Slavin, R.E). ii. Learning how to read is a