Concepts and vocabulary | THE FIVE SENSES

The Five Senses

Age Group : 4+

The development of vocabulary is important for:

• cognitive development,
• oral language comprehension and the reinforcement of communication skills,
• the improvement of reading and decoding skills,
  
• the comprehension of a text/written language.

 The stages of development of concepts and the expansion of the lexicon are the following:

• Evaluation pages / Skill evaluation: this chapter includes evaluation pages for receptive language* and expressive language** (evaluation grid and test pages).
• Choice of a concept: this chapter is dedicated to the choice of the concept to work on, adapted to the child’s age.
• Examples of the concept: this chapter includes numerous activities that lead to understanding of the concept being worked on.
• Following instructions: this chapter includes numerous instructions that enable the understanding and spontaneous use of the concept.
• Closed questions: this chapter includes numerous closed questions that lead to the comprehension and spontaneous use of the concept.
• Expression of the concept: this chapter includes expression activities (expressive language) that help the child start to identify the target concept and use it in a spontaneous and autonomous manner.
• Definition and expansion: this chapter includes activities encouraging concept definition and increased vocabulary. When the child understands the concept and is able to identify it, he/she is asked to define it and develop his/her vocabulary.

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