Short coaching guidance from Ming @ Agents of Speech on teaching language functions to children by aligning the target language function (e.g., requesting) with a motivating context and means (e.g., cookie jar visible; making toy-review videos). Emphasizes identifying: the language function, the context the child prefers, and the means that motivate the child to use language in that context.
Always think when you're teaching a child what language function are you teaching at what context what means they will say I want cookie the language function is to request when the context is that they see a cookie jar in front of you right that's the context that's the easiest one right Whereas if we're talking about like a child that we coached before she used to not interact with the mom so we taught her to start lead with her interest which is she liked to watch a lot of toy review videos on YouTube so we're going to teach her to start talking in a script right and the language function is to present the toys on video camera right and the means is so that she can see herself review some toys on YouTube so we upload it afterwards right Think about this what was the language function? What's the context Right Once you have the context that they like and aligned with the language function then they will try to learn.
