STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE: ALWAYS:
receptive Use simple sentences
(4-5 words or less)
language
Follow your child's lead
Use more comments
than questions
1 LINGUISTIC MAPPING
Use your child's non-verbal communication cues to model language
for them in context, use THEIR voice
ex: child grabs your hands and pulls you to the front door,
you say: "open the door", "go outside please", or "come on mommy"
2 SELF TALK 3 PARALLEL TALK
Describe what YOU are doing Describe what YOUR CHILD is
in your daily routines and play: doing in routines and play:
ex: "I am washing hands", "I ex: "you are washing hands",
am changing your diaper", "I "you get a new diaper", "you
am stacking blocks" are stacking blocks"
4 FOLLOW-IN COMMENTING
Follow your child's attention and comment on what they see,
does NOT require any redirection of the child
ex: Child looks up at a plane, "ohh a plane", "the plane is flying"
ex: child sees a squirrel outside. "I see a squirrel", "squirrel in tree"
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