ABSTRACT
The classroom should present an environment where opportunities exist for intelligent social play under sensible supervision, as Mrs Hayer has said. The atmosphere of the class should be such that the child will be encouraged to wander round the classroom selecting the toy he fancies or the medium in which he desires to work. The reciting and repeating of these rhymes and jingles should be backed by colourful illustrations to arouse comment and questions, and reinforced by the written word and by puppetry and drama. The school itself should provide scope for the growth of language development. The child should be shown the school garden, the flowers, trees, and vegetables; the school pets, the aquaria, and all the many other items that will encourage him to comment, discuss, and argue, and so assist speech. It is essential that there should be continuity of method and approach in the development of speech throughout the school.
