Even before your child can talk, they are learning to listen and learning about the world around them. When you use simple language to describe daily activities, it will help your child make sense of their world. Eventually, they will learn to tell you about what’s happening around them.
Children often practice new words until they get the hang of them. Although not clearly articulated, the parent is restating the attempted word (splat) for the child in order to encourage her to keep practicing the word. This also teaches your child how to comment on what they are doing.
Take turns reading and interpreting the story together. This may simply mean letting your child notice things in the book, or having the parent take the lead reading the story, pausing to ask the child what they see or provide an idea.
A parent, teacher and caregiver resource web page for those with children with receptive language delays. Learning activities as well as helpful resources can be found on this page.
This chart is a helpful resource for parents or teachers on the development of speech articulation for boys and girls between 1 and 8 years old.
A blog by a speech-language pathologist/mom sharing some tips and techniques she has learned over the years in working with her clients and her own kids, and hopefully give you the information you need to be successful in helping your little ones become the very best communicators they can be.
