Thursday, December 4, 2014

Voice Volume and Preschoolers (It's usually loud!)

Preschoolers have a difficult time understanding vocal modulation.  Think Outdoor Voice (yelling is okay) versus Indoor Voice.  Then you have the voice you use in the library or at the movie theater (whisper) versus and Talking Voice (how loud you need to be to be heard at the table during Group Time).  In preschool, we have started talking about what voice to use at what time.  It is a good time to introduce the concept of loud and quiet.  

Now check out Leslie's book Quiet Loud.  She gives a lot of examples of quiet and loud.  We're going to be reading this book during Greeting Time, Snack Time, and at least one Large Group Time.