Metalanguage

Definition : "Children are provided with language for talking about and exemplifying literacy concepts."

Providing children with a language for talking about and exemplifying literacy concepts is an important aspect of the knowledge dimension.

The more effective and effective teachers were observed to use the teaching practice of metalanguage more often than the less effective teachers. In addition, the more effective teachers were particularly skilled in the use of metalanguage, for example the appropriate use of metalinguistic terms.