Children who have English as an additional language (EAL) may struggle to acquire English, especially in busy classrooms. Guidance says that Children with EAL need two years of exposure to English before they are expected to be producing age appropriate English. Teachers and parents can be proactive with speech and language enhancing strategies. Here are...
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...
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....
