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Child and adult in conversation: selected issues

Author(s): Kinga Kuszak
Subject(s): Language acquisition, Developmental Psychology, Sociology of Education
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: conversation; meeting; attentiveness; child-adult relationship; relational pedagogy;

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the issue of child-adult conversation as a meeting of two subjects. The author emphasizes the adult's attentiveness to the child's needs, signals, and messages. She describes selected aspects of child-adult conversation, starting from the earliest stage: the proto-dialogue. Thereafter the author presents adults' strategies facilitating children to participate in conversation and children's strategies ensuring their success in conversation with adults. The article concludes with reflections on child-supportive conversation - in terms of language development and emotional security development. The paper ends with a summary presenting the aspects of child-supportive conversation.

  • Issue Year: 5/2025
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 25-41
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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