Well, it's a little late, but as promised, here is a post with suggestions on how to help your child expand his/her language. You might read through these 4 strategies and think, "I already do those things." Well you probably do! And that means you're doing a good job! Moms really are in tune with their kids and often do just what their kids need without even realizing it. These 4 strategies are simple but work wonders. The key, I think, is to find the right balance of language. When implementing these, you want to speak with your child at their level, with just a little bit of added difficulty. Say your child usually only puts two words together. Try modeling 3-word sentences with them for a while, and see what happens. Research shows when parents use these methods, children pick up on it and children's language skills improve.
Parallel Talk: You narrate what your child is doing as they are doing it.
Example: "You're blowing bubbles! You popped it! It went away!"
Self Talk: You narrate what you are doing while you are doing it.
Example: "I'm making dinner. I'm stirring it."
Description: You describe something the child is looking at or playing with.
Example: "That's soft. Soft bear. Brown bear."
Expansion: You expand on a phrase or word the child has said.
Example: Child points to a car and says, "Car." You say, "Fast car!" or "Red car." or "Your car."
And there you have it. Four simple but tried and true strategies on how to help improve your young child's language skills.
Here are some links to other sites on the same stuff:
http://www.talkingkids.org/2011/05/all-kinds-of-talk-using-your-language.html
http://www.playingwithwords365.com/2011/11/strategies-to-help-your-child-talk-parallel-and-self-talk/
Thanks for the strategies. I actually sent my child to Language Education to improve her language skills. It is also necessary to teach them and not just entrusting your child at school alone.
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