Learning activities enabling Child Development Associate (CDA) trainees to facilitate children's development of language and communication skills are provided in this CDA training module. Contents of the module focus on the function of language arts in the preschool, the development of language and communication skills, and the teacher's role in the development of language and communication skills. Information on dramatics for young children, children's literature, motor development, and the teacher's role in motor development are also provided. Concluding chapters of the module discuss teachers' resources, such as activity and resource unit card files, and CDA portfolio development. (Author/RH)