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Oral Language
Oral Language Includes the Ability to:</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Understand spoken language</li>\r\n<li>Speak clearly to communicate with others</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Some Key Oral Language Skills:</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Understanding and using individual words to communicate needs and label objects</li>\r\n<li>Understanding and using phrases, sentences and questions</li>\r\n<li>Paying attention to the language of others in conversations</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Developing Your Child鈥檚 Oral Language Skills Helps Her:</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Increase vocabulary and speaking skills</li>\r\n<li>Build comprehension and enjoyment of reading</li>\r\n<li>Relate stories in books to her own experiences</li>\r\n<li>Build listening and attention skills for school</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Tips to Help Your Child Build Oral Language Skills</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><b>Talk with your baby from Day 1! </b><ul>\r\n<li>Label objects.</li>\r\n<li>Tell him about the world he is experiencing.</li>\r\n<li>Narrate your daily routines together.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n<li><b>Pay close attention to beginning conversations.</b><ul>\r\n<li>Watch your baby鈥檚 eye contact, facial expressions and first sounds.</li>\r\n<li>Respond by smiling, imitating your baby鈥檚 sounds and extending this 鈥渃onversation鈥 with some related comments.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n<li><b>Read aloud every day.</b><ul>\r\n<li>Ask your toddler to point to, name or describe pictures in the story.</li>\r\n<li>Introduce new words and explain their meaning.</li>\r\n<li>Encourage your preschool child to predict what the story will be about or what might happen next.</li>\r\n<li>Ask your child to retell a part of the story by describing what happened at the beginning, middle and end.</li>\r\n<li>Ask your child to tell you who the story was about and where the story took place.</li>\r\n<li>Ask your child to describe his feelings related to the story.</li>\r\n<li>Ask your child to connect the story to her own experiences.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n<li><b>Use a variety of words when you talk.</b><ul>\r\n<li>Use action words (hopping, snoozing) and ask your child to do the actions.</li>\r\n<li>Use descriptive words (bumpy, gigantic) and give your child clues to help him find something that matches the descriptions.</li>\r\n<li>Use feeling words (grumpy, excited, frustrated) and ask your child to make faces to show the meaning of the words.</li>\r\n<li>Extend your toddler鈥檚 one-, two-, or three-word statements by repeating what she said and adding on to it.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n<li><b>Play listening games.</b><ul>\r\n<li>Give your child simple two- or three-step instructions and see if she can follow the instructions. Examples:<ul>\r\n<li>鈥淐an you clap your hands once and stomp your feet twice? Can you do it?鈥</li>\r\n<li>鈥淐an you put one hand behind your back, one hand in front of your nose and jump three times? Can you do it?鈥</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n<li>Play games like Simon Says, Mother May I and I Spy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n<li><b>Provide enriching experiences.</b><ul>\r\n<li>Visit the library. Find out about free children鈥檚 programs and check out books.</li>\r\n<li>Visit the zoo. Talk about the different animals, where they live and what they eat.</li>\r\n<li>Visit a beach or lake. Talk about the water and boats, collect seashells or rocks and describe their shapes and colors.</li>\r\n<li>Visit a park. Talk about the weather, the trees and the leaves.</li>\r\n<li>Visit a museum to explore art, history or science. Talk about what you are seeing together.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n"}} id=text-295e199f66 class=cmp-text>
Oral Language Includes the Ability to:
- Understand spoken language
- Speak clearly to communicate with others
Some Key Oral Language Skills:
- Understanding and using individual words to communicate needs and label objects
- Understanding and using phrases, sentences and questions
- Paying attention to the language of others in conversations
Developing Your Child鈥檚 Oral Language Skills Helps Her:
- Increase vocabulary and speaking skills
- Build comprehension and enjoyment of reading
- Relate stories in books to her own experiences
- Build listening and attention skills for school
Tips to Help Your Child Build Oral Language Skills
- Talk with your baby from Day 1!聽
- Label objects.
- Tell him about the world he is experiencing.
- Narrate your daily routines together.
- Pay close attention to beginning conversations.
- Watch your baby鈥檚 eye contact, facial expressions and first sounds.
- Respond by smiling, imitating your baby鈥檚 sounds and extending this 鈥渃onversation鈥 with some related comments.
- Read aloud every day.
- Ask your toddler to point to, name or describe pictures in the story.
- Introduce new words and explain their meaning.
- Encourage your preschool child to predict what the story will be about or what might happen next.
- Ask your child to retell a part of the story by describing what happened at the beginning, middle and end.
- Ask your child to tell you who the story was about and where the story took place.
- Ask your child to describe his feelings related to the story.
- Ask your child to connect the story to her own experiences.
- Use a variety of words when you talk.
- Use action words (hopping, snoozing) and ask your child to do the actions.
- Use descriptive words (bumpy, gigantic) and give your child clues to help him find something that matches the descriptions.
- Use feeling words (grumpy, excited, frustrated) and ask your child to make faces to show the meaning of the words.
- Extend your toddler鈥檚 one-, two-, or three-word statements by repeating what she said and adding on to it.
- Play listening games.
- Give your child simple two- or three-step instructions and see if she can follow the instructions. Examples:
- 鈥淐an you clap your hands once and stomp your feet twice? Can you do it?鈥
- 鈥淐an you put one hand behind your back, one hand in front of your nose and jump three times? Can you do it?鈥
- Play games like Simon Says, Mother May I and I Spy.
- Give your child simple two- or three-step instructions and see if she can follow the instructions. Examples:
- Provide enriching experiences.
- Visit the library. Find out about free children鈥檚 programs and check out books.
- Visit the zoo. Talk about the different animals, where they live and what they eat.
- Visit a beach or lake. Talk about the water and boats, collect seashells or rocks and describe their shapes and colors.
- Visit a park. Talk about the weather, the trees and the leaves.
- Visit a museum to explore art, history or science. Talk about what you are seeing together.