Category: Communication

  • What, Where, When?

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to ask questions using “What,” “Where,” and “When.”

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Throughout the day, try giving me lots of examples of questions that start with “What,” “Where,” and “When.”
    2. If I ask a question
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  • Opposite Words

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to compare things using opposite words

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Throughout the day, help give me examples of two opposite words. 
    2. Some ideas for Up/Down:
      • Say “Up” with each step we take while walking upstairs,
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  • Laughs and Chuckles

    Your Child Will Learn

    To communicate feelings of pleasure and delight

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Let’s discover games that make me laugh. Here are some ideas to try:
      • Nuzzling my tummy with your face
      • Playing ‘pat-a-cake’ with my hands or
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  • Helping You Dress Me

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to be helpful when you’re getting me dressed; names of body parts and clothing items

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Dress or undress me slowly when you’re not in a hurry. Give me opportunities for me
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  • Dramatic Play with Dolls

    Your Child Will Learn

    To act out my own feelings and practice conversations with dolls

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather dolls, action figures, puppets, and stuffed animals to play with. Help me find simple pretend or real props to use
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  • Hide and Seek Rooms

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to respond to spoken information, and vocabulary words for rooms in our house

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Throughout the day, talk about the names of the rooms we’re in. Ask me to find things or
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  • Pointing to Communicate

    Your Child Will Learn

    That pointing is a good way to communicate

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Play a pointing game with me. Ask me where a nearby object is, then pause and see if I’ll point to it. If I
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  • Learning Simple Requests

    Your Child Will Learn

    To understand and follow simple requests

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Throughout the day, try asking me to complete simple tasks. 
    2. Help me understand what you mean by gesturing with your arms and hands. 
    3. Praise me when
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  • Peek-a-boo!

    Your Child Will Learn

    That people still exist even when they’re not visible, and that playing games is fun.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Play quick games of “peek-a-boo” throughout our daily routines. Some ideas:
      • When my head reappears from under
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