http://www.multilingualdevelopment.net/2007/04/15/activities-to-encourage-speech-and-language-development/ Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:08:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.multilingualdevelopment.net/2007/04/15/activities-to-encourage-speech-and-language-development/comment-page-1/#comment-17 lilya Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:08:53 +0000 http://www.multilingualdevelopment.net/2007/04/15/activities-to-encourage-speech-and-language-development/#comment-17 I find it relevant to also incorporate my child's activities of daily life into their vocabulary. Often I will ask my child to tell me about an event that occurred that day. I will also reference this experience at a later date, i.e. reading a book together. For example, if we go to the zoo and later on that week we are reading a book with animals, I might say, "Oh remember when we saw the lions sleeping at the zoo?". Therefore the language is relevant and personal to my child. I find it relevant to also incorporate my child’s activities of daily life into their vocabulary. Often I will ask my child to tell me about an event that occurred that day. I will also reference this experience at a later date, i.e. reading a book together. For example, if we go to the zoo and later on that week we are reading a book with animals, I might say, “Oh remember when we saw the lions sleeping at the zoo?”.
Therefore the language is relevant and personal to my child.

]]> http://www.multilingualdevelopment.net/2007/04/15/activities-to-encourage-speech-and-language-development/comment-page-1/#comment-7 lilya Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:57:13 +0000 http://www.multilingualdevelopment.net/2007/04/15/activities-to-encourage-speech-and-language-development/#comment-7 Parents are often a child's best "speech therapist". Are there any tactics I exluded that you found effective? Parents are often a child’s best “speech therapist”. Are there any tactics I exluded that you found effective?

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