Language development

What can we do to support our child's language and speech development?

We can list the ways to support your child's language and speech development and communication skills while communicating with your child at every moment of your daily life.

• Giving at least 2 seconds of waiting time when we ask questions

• Never interrupting the person speaking

• Make sure to make eye contact while talking

• Include games that involve turn-taking

• Reducing time pressure

• Not making speech a demonstration material

• Simplifying the language

• What the child hears in long and complex sentences It may take some time to make sense of it and respond accordingly. Waiting patiently.

• Reinforcing communication

 

While playing or communicating with my child Why do I need to maintain a balance between asking questions and making comments while I am in school?

• If we comment on what the child is doing, we show that we are interested in him/her.

• If we ask the child a question; Feeling obliged to say something, he thinks about the answer and tries to organize how to say the sentence. Some children perceive this as a challenge, especially when they concentrate on the game.

• When you make a comment, your child will not rush to answer and will not rush.

• Commenting on what your child is focusing on; It allows your child to develop his/her language by hearing different words and sentence patterns from you and taking you as a model

• Comments can encourage your child to engage in the conversation and continue it.

What should I do differently to balance the ratio of questions and comments? What should we not change?

Of course, we need to ask questions, but before asking questions, it is useful to think about the following:

• Do I really need to ask this question? You may already know the answer and are just checking the child.

• What complexity is the question to answer? The answers to some questions are short and simple, for example "Is it a biscuit?" Do you want dessert? Some of the answers are complex and long, such as "How do you think this story will end?"

• Will this question change the pace and rhythm of the game?

• How can I turn this question into a comment? for example “what is this?” instead of “oh look at that train!” or “what is the baby doing?” instead of “the baby is taking a bath”.

• Sometimes we also ask questions like this: the dog is running, right? Or you like to eat ice cream, right? like. In this case, what we need to do is to cut off the point where the question ends and turn it into a comment.

• When we ask a question, we must give the child time to think and answer. It is necessary not to talk and maintain silence while people are thinking.

 

We can make further comments in 5 steps:

LOOKING

Look at what your child does with toys. Try not to give directives or commands to your child.

Comment on what he is doing or what happened during the game. For example: this is a teapot, for making tea. You are putting water into it right now. ohh it's already full.

Comment on whatever your child says. For example, while playing with dolls: T: the doll goes there. The baby is in bed. A: Yes, the baby is sleeping. The baby is tired.

Repeat his idea: C: this is where the driver sits. Y: yes, the driver sits there.

Add to his idea. C: This is a tractor. Y: The farmer is driving the tractor. Now he will go to the field.

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