Oral Communication – A Fundamental Means of Language Development in Preschoolers

Preschool educators have the noble mission of teaching young children fluent, grammatically correct expression and a varied lexicon appropriate to their age. I believe pedagogical mastery lies in how each educator personalizes the instructional-educational process to develop lifelong learning competencies. Using teaching methods such as storytelling, retelling, picture reading, conversation, and educational games maximizes children's intellectual capacities, maintains their interest in the subject matter, stimulates their creative attitude, and encourages their own effort in developing logical and analogical thinking through practicing correct communication skills in the Romanian language. Communication must be continuously practiced not only to learn specific techniques and procedures but especially to learn to express thoughts and ideas coherently, thus making cooperative project-building an activity that involves understanding the world, others, and oneself