Supporting Your Child with their Communication Skills
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Children have a lot to say and share. From as young as a few months old, they will find their own ways of interacting with you and expressing what they need. Soon enough, with your help and support they will also be able to use proper words and string sentences together. It’s something that you will need to be patient with as children develop at their own pace. While you might feel a little silly, you can start work whilst they’re a baby. Talk to them even though they can’t talk to you. You will need to sound your words slowly though so that they can see your lips move and work out how to make the same sounds. Below are some more tips that we’ve put together with the help of an independent school in Milton Keynes.
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Point to Objects and People
Pointing is a good way to help children build associations. It allows them to pick up words and understand what they mean much better than just using them on their own. There are also picture books that you can use to supplement their learning and help them in pronouncing sounds and eventually words.
Understand Their Language
If your child’s already making sounds and trying to usher you, pay attention to these. They are trying to talk to you in the way that they can. Slowly, you may begin to understand these and can help them in perfecting their communication by helping them to pronounce the words properly.
Notice Their Behaviour
They may even do things to try and communicate with you. Like point towards things and indicate what they want in other ways. Learning these will help you in better understanding your child’s needs and offer the first steps in developing communication.
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