Play and Language development Flashcards
(16 cards)
What did Vygotsky find when he observed play?
He linked play to cognitive and social development. He found that children use props as ‘pivots’ to support play but use their imagination as they get older
What is pretend play
(catherine garvey)
When children adopt roles and identities and story lines within play
What language function does pretend play fulfil?
Halliday’s imaginative language function
What is inner speech
internalised, self-directed dialogue which is often verbalised in children
What did Oliver Sacks say?
Through inner speech the child develops their own concepts and meanings
What did Vygotsky link children’s play to?
cognitive and social development
What do children often use props as?
pivots for language
What do children replace props with as they get older?
Their imagination
What did Catherine Garvey study?
Pairs of children playing
What did Garvey find?
Children adopt roles and create settings which is known as pretend play
What function does pretend play fulfil?
Halliday’s imaginative function
What is inner speech?
A form of internalised self directed dialogue
What did Oliver Sacks say about inner speech?
Our real language and identity lies in inner speech. Through inner speech, a child can develop his own meanings and concepts
