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Giving choices Providing a choice means giving your child two options. It is a very useful strategy for children with Developmental Language Disorders because it provides an immediate contrast between what they have just said and the correct way of saying it. By giving two choices, children need to reflect on their language to choose … Read the full article

Although the summer holiday arriving means that there is a break from school, your child is still learning! The holidays are a fantastic time for language learning because there are lots of everyday opportunities to talk about events that have happened and will happen, learn new vocabulary and build social skills by interacting with new … Read the full article

Promoting PERSISTENCE in your child When your child continues trying to complete a task, even when it is difficult or boring- this is called persistence. It’s important for children to understand that the harder they try, the better they will get at doing that activity. Teaching your child to be persistent at an early age … Read the full article

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day! Parents, teachers, and speech pathologists celebrated DLD Awareness Day on Friday 15th October with purple light-up events around the world. Developmental Language Disorder involves difficulties with talking and/or understanding language. DLD affects 7% of children, which is about 1 in every 14 children. The students at West Coast Language … Read the full article

Description The ability to describe something is an important skill for your child to learn. Using describing words to talk about colour, size, shape, function and other characteristics can deepen your child’s knowledge of words and how they are organised. Using describing words also gives the listener a clear picture in their head so they … Read the full article