When your child is first learning to put words together, it can be tempting to use simple words or sentences with them. Through using language strategies such as expansion and extension, you can encourage your child to learn new language.
When your child is first learning to put words together, it can be tempting to use simple words or sentences with them. Through using language strategies such as expansion and extension, you can encourage your child to learn new language.
Throughout the year there are many special occasions that you can celebrate with cake, like birthdays of family members and friends. Building a cookie castle or fairy castle cake with your child is a great activity to introduce new language to them. There are various cookie castle recipes around that you can follow to build
Check out these simple strategies for active reading to build your child’s reading comprehension. These strategies can be applied to any book or story. So, choose a book with a subject that your child is interested in.
Conversations that happen during home routines are an excellent opportunity to have fun while teaching new language to your child. By engaging your child in everyday conversations, you can show them how to use natural communication with listening first. Identify home routines that would be a good time for these language learning opportunities. For this
It’s important to ensure your child is actively listening in your interactions together. “Sabotage” is a strategy that can be used to not only check if your child is paying attention to the interaction, but to also extend their language development.
Whether you’ve just received a hearing implant or have had one for some time, there may be different hearing-related words and phrases you’ll come across. All these different terms in the hearing world can get pretty confusing! So, we have put together the list below to help you navigate these conversations with your hearing or