Running Head: LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
Language and Literacy Development
Grand Canyon University: ECH-425
December 9, 2018
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LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
Language and Literacy Development
In this paper, I will be discussing the relationship between language and literacy
development and how language abilities and deficiencies can affect literacy development. I will
also be providing examples that can help with language literacy development in the classroom
and at home.
The Relationship Between Language and Literacy Development
Language can be described as a system that uses symbols that can transmit a meaning, for
instance sounds, finger movements, and print (Vuckelich, Christie, Enz, & Roskos, 2015). While
literacy, refers to the communication through print, for example reading and writing. Language
begins to develop while the child is an infant and it becomes the foundation to learn how to read
and write (Amorsen & Wilson, 2016). Language begins to emerge from social interactions for
the communication purposes; in addition, it will guide behaviors, overcome impediments, and
obtain new skills (Anthony, n.d.). Language and vocabulary are fostered with in cultural and
social context through interactions with parents, siblings, peers, and their teacher. Language also
allows children to learn about culture, social communication, and behavior expectations.
Literacy skills will allow children to read books and write sentences by pronouncing sounds to
predict what letters will come next when they are trying to write a word. The most important
factor about literacy development is being able to recognize the sounds that will help them make
up words and distinguish different sounds for different words.
