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Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children. (Betty Hart and Todd R.
Risley): Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company, 1995.

Teaching for Comprehension in Reading . (Gay Su Pinnell and Patricia Scharer): Teaching Resources,
2003.

Oral & Written Language Development

Building Blocks of Language I

Lesson Objective

In this lesson you will learn about parts of speech, grammar, spelling, and the language acquisition
process.

Previously Covered:

• In the preceding sections, we reviewed the basics of poetry and prose and covered
some basic techniques that authors use to convey meaning.

They say you have to know the rules before you can break them. This certainly rings true where English
language is concerned. When students have a clear understanding of how words combine to create
meaning, they become more efficient readers, better writers, and articulate speakers—in essence,
effective communicators.!

Parts of Speech

Only when we use the eight parts of speech correctly do our words convey meaning. Nouns, pronouns,
verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections are the building blocks of
communication. Identifying these parts of speech and understanding their function in a sentence is the
first step toward developing confidence and fluency in developing writers, readers and speakers.

Noun: names a person, place, or thing
Verb: shows action of state of being
Adjective: describes a noun or a pronoun
Adverb: describes a verb
Pronoun: used instead of a noun
Preposition: links nouns, pronouns, and phrases within a sentence
Conjunction: links words, phrases, and clauses
Interjection: added to a sentence to convey emotion

Mnemonic devices such as IVAN CAPP may help