Verbs are the words that tell us what people are doing. These words are important for younger children, particularly when they are starting to link words together. A good range of verbs is also important for older children to help with literacy in school. Here are some ideas to help develop verbs. For younger children:- […]
Helen and I have been given a free copy of SpeakcoloursHD and Speech Cards from the kind people at RWH Technology to review. I’m going to talk about SpeakcoloursHD and Helen will post soon about the Speech Cards app. This app is designed for increasing vocabulary skills, phrase length and receptive and expressive language. I […]
Play is a really important skill that children need to learn and practise. It helps with language and vocabulary development, sequencing, creative thinking, attention and listening skills, social skills, turn taking – I could go on! You can help your child’s play develop, whatever their age. You don’t need hundreds of expensive toys; you just […]
A while ago I wrote about encouraging children who aren’t using language at all to start using words. You can read that post here. But what about helping them to move on to the next stage – moving on from single words to putting phrases and sentences together? When children have around 50 single words […]
I’ve recently rediscovered barrier games as a great way of developing language skills with children. I already knew about them, I just hadn’t used them so much for a while. First of all, let me explain exactly what I mean by a barrier game. These can be done individually or with a group of children. […]
