Writing Homework Help

Outline your earliest memories of spoken and written language.

Describe what memories you have about speaking, or being spoken to in your earliest years.

1. Describe how your family prioritized language, speaking, books, literacy, etc.

Be sure to utilize ample detail and discussion to explore and express these experiences.

• Describe your connection to your current feelings about English Language Acquisition (ELA).
• Explain how those memories connect to your current experiences/feelings about language and literacy.
• Describe how your career path is reflected in or inspired by those experiences.

1. Describe how impactful early language exposure is to us as humans and students.

What can you extrapolate from your own experiences and the experiences of others?

• How do early language/literacy experiences affect a person’s feelings about language/literacy later in life?
• Connect the theories relating to language acquisition and literacy development to this discussion.

1. How do those theories help you understand your own experiences with language, and the experiences of others?