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Yet Another Speech Discussion

elizdgelizdg member
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So I've posted about G's EI referral and I think I updated that he qualified for speech twice a month. He hasn't had a session yet, but in the meantime I want to double up on our efforts at home. What have you guys been doing to promote language development for your LOs? Any tips on activities, books, etc? I feel like I've tried it all, but I want to be as proactive as I can.
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  • PleionePleione member
    We're not really talking here either. I've found blogs by speech language pathologists useful - although the kid is still being obstinate despite all the tips and tricks. Here's one. Good luck!
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    My biggest tip is to talk to your kids. 

    If your kid points to a dog, you say, "DOG, you see a DOG. DOG says woof."
    If your kid signs "more," you say, "MORE. You want MORE milk."
    When we build blocks. I will pick a word and I'll emphasize that word - i.e. UP. "UP - let's build UP. UP UP UP - so big!" 

    Don't expect them to repeat. You're job right now is to just expose them to language. As they do start to repeat you, you can expand what they say. More --> More milk. Help --> help please. Car --> Car goes. 

    Reading is also great, especially rhyming books that repeat. 

    It all feels silly. DH makes fun of me sometimes for it, but it helps DS. It's all about the exposure. 
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  • pinkangelmoonpinkangelmoon member
    NextVerseUnknown said:
    My biggest tip is to talk to your kids. 

    If your kid points to a dog, you say, "DOG, you see a DOG. DOG says woof."
    If your kid signs "more," you say, "MORE. You want MORE milk."
    When we build blocks. I will pick a word and I'll emphasize that word - i.e. UP. "UP - let's build UP. UP UP UP - so big!" 

    Don't expect them to repeat. You're job right now is to just expose them to language. As they do start to repeat you, you can expand what they say. More --> More milk. Help --> help please. Car --> Car goes. 

    Reading is also great, especially rhyming books that repeat. 

    It all feels silly. DH makes fun of me sometimes for it, but it helps DS. It's all about the exposure. 
    This is pretty much what we do. Even if they're just watching something on TV I will talk about what is happening. I talk about everything we are doing, will do, or have done. 
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  • Barefoot84Barefoot84 member
    What has made a real difference for us is the listening part. I've always talked to her a lot, and we read books, etc. but while I sometimes encouraged her to keep babbling when she was very young, I would also sometimes just smile. Now, almost every time she babbles, I either touch her, or really look her into the eyes with an "I'm listening" look, or I'll say, "go on", or "what else" or anything else that might make her keep babbling.
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  • DeniseRNDeniseRN member
    What Bella says holds a lot of truth. Kids at this age are highly sensorial, so try to really engage as many senses as you can when talking to LOs. Let them pet a dog while saying "this is a dog. The dog is soft. The dog says woof" etc
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  • elizdgelizdg member
    Thank you guys! I'm going on the hunt for more rhyming books this weekend and I'm taking him to some fun new places to practice. Maybe a change of environment will help.
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