The more variance in voice pitch and exaggerated the speech, the more one year olds will babble in response and in general. To do this, you can stretch out vowels on key words such as, “where are your shooooes?”
Daily Archives: October 24, 2019
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Show your child how important communication is by responding quickly to all their attempts to communicate, including words and gestures. It also gives you an opportunity to interpret what they are trying to communicate and expand with more detail.
It may seem excessive, but constant talking to your child (and yourself) help nourish their brains. The interaction stimulates the brain for language and helps your child develop vocabulary within context. Children naturally soak up language in their environment.
Singing helps with pre-reading skills such as rhyming and sound sequencing. Kid favorites include “Head and Shoulders” for body parts, “Wheels on the Bus” for hand movements, “Old McDonald Had A Farm” for animals and sounds. Once a child is familiar with the song, try to take turns singing. You […]
Give basic commands. For example, say “Simon Says, clap your hands” and demonstrate so that he or she can copy. Go through other actions, such as jump, pointing to different prats of the body, stick out tongue, raising their hands up, and running in place.
When your child starts to identify objects, add more detail using short phrases. For example, if your toddler points out and says “car” you can respond with “yes, a blue car.” You will encourage your toddler to put together words and use simple two word phrases.
Known as “dialogic reading,” encourage your child to engage physically with the book and engage in conversation. For example, as a child looks at the cover of the book, ask him or her to predict what will happen in the story. Ask open ended questions and respond to the child’s […]