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Play Play is one of the most beneficial things for a child’s language development, and it is fun! Play supports a child’s imagination, creativity, language, social and cognitive development. Most importantly, the interaction in play is extremely important for children to develop their language skills – it provides an opportunity to learn new words and … Read the full article

Book Sharing 2 Book sharing is more than just reading a book to your child. It is an interaction between yourself and your child, where you both talk about the book. The key to book sharing is you are both involved and having fun! Some strategies for book sharing: Ask questions: While you are sharing … Read the full article

Book Sharing 1 Book sharing is more than just reading a book to your child. It is an interaction between yourself and your child, where you both talk about the book. The key to book sharing – you are both involved and having fun! Books increase your child’s knowledge and understanding of the world and … Read the full article

Recasting Recasting is a strategy you can use to help your child’s language development. It involves repeating what your child has said but changing it to use the correct grammar and sentence structure.   Child – “elephant eat” Mum – “The elephant is eating”       Recasting provides modelling of correct language for your … Read the full article

Extending Extending means repeating what your child said while adding more information. Extending your child’s sentences is an important strategy as it helps them to express themselves in longer more complex ways. Here are some simple tips to help you extend your child’s language; Repeat what your child said using correct grammar, sentence structure and … Read the full article