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I often get asked ‘what can I do to help?’ support speech development. Here are some of my top tips that you can choose to do at home…and they don’t cost a penny. Model back the correct sounding word – Model back the correct sounding word. For example, your child may say ‘dain’ instead of ‘train’. The adult says back emphasising the word ‘I can see a train’. This provides the correct model of speech. Syllable clapping – Clap the syllables within words. You may want to do this in games such as; what’s in the bag? pairs, looking for...

I often get asked ‘what can I do to help?’ support early language development. Here are some of my top tips that you can choose to do at home…and they don’t cost a penny. Commenting – Provide a running commentary on what your child is doing. This helps ‘hook meaning onto language’ in everyday life. For example, if your child is pushing a train the adult can say “pushing the train, choo choo”. If your child is building a tower the adult might say “picking up a brick”, “building a tower”, “wobbling tower”, “fall down” Etc… Extending – Add a...