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Using ‘think alouds’ The term ‘think alouds’ refers to expressing your thoughts aloud (literally ‘thinking out loud’). Expressing your thoughts out loud provides your child with a model of your reasoning and how you understand what is happening. Research has shown that think alouds are very effective at supporting comprehension development, including inferential comprehension (linking … Read the full article

How to help your child learn new words  It is important to encourage your child’s vocabulary development. The adults in a child’s life play an important role in helping a child learn new words. Here are some tips to keep in mind when using new vocabulary with your child. Follow your child’s lead – emphasise … Read the full article

Conflict resolution Good social skills help children to interact effectively with others. It is important for children to develop good social skills so they are able to make friends, play appropriately with other children, solve social problems, and have positive self-esteem. Conflict resolution or problem-solving is an important social skill that often requires complex language. … Read the full article

Answering Questions Asking and answering questions helps us to think and learn about the world around us, to find out information, and to clarify what we know. The ability to answer questions will help your child to participate in more meaningful conversations with their peers, to process information in their environment and to be a … Read the full article