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Helping Young Children Learn to Communicate
by
Valerie Johnston, MS, CCC-SLP
Early intervention for children with delayed
language is most successful when it involves not only the children, but also
their families. This is because the daily interactions that take place between
parents and their children during routine activities provide the best context
for encouraging early communication and language development.
Most parents automatically talk and respond
to their children in ways that facilitate language development. But children
with language delays need much more exposure to this type of language
stimulation than their peers who do not have language delays.
Developing an awareness of what you are
already doing at an automatic level and how it helps your child develop
language more easily will enable you find other times and places to interact
with your child in the same way. The following articles will help you learn
more about what types of interactions facilitate communication and language
development in young children. With this knowledge you will be able to
dramatically increase the effectiveness of your child's natural learning during
your daily interactions with him.
Interaction
Styles That Help Young Children Learn to Communicate
Facilitating
Language Development: How to Talk to Young Children
If
you have questions or need more information you can contact us at:
Overton
Speech & Language Center, Inc.
4763 Barwick Drive, Suite 103
Fort Worth, TX 76132
(817) 294-8408