Language development NHS advice (taken from PDF.)

Language development NHS advice (taken from PDF.)

1. HOW TO HELP WITH: PRETEND PLAY

   • TEA PARTIES
     • SHARING A MEAL WITH CHILD/TEDDY
       • ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO HAND/HELP TEDDY AND YOU WITH TEA POTS/CUPS
   • BOOKS
     • SIMPLE BOOKS WITH REPETITIVE LANGUAGE E.G THREE LITTLE PIGS, JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
       • THESE DEVELOP ANTICIPATION OF UPCOMING LANGUAGE
   • SONGS
     • E.G. WHEELS ON THE BUS, WIND THE BOBBIN UP, INCY WINCY SPIDER ETC.

2. WHAT DOES LANGUAGE DEVELOP THROUGH?

   • LISTENING
     • LOOKING
       • PLAYING
         • TURN TAKING
     • UNDERSTANDING

3. A FEW IDEAS..

   • SHOWING AN INTEREST IN WHAT YOUR CHILD IS DOING.
     • SPEAKING IN SHORT SIMPLE SENTENCES AT EARLY AGES.
       • ENCOURAGE CHILD TO RESPOND TO EVERYDAY FAMILIAR ACTIVITIES, EG. WASHING HANDS AND BRUSHING TEETH
         • SHOWING AN INTEREST IN A CHILD'S ATTEMPTS TO COMMUNICATE