Here are some language strategies that you can use daily to help your children continue to learn language:
- Talk to children. Label common objects. Describe what they are doing. Describe what you are doing.
- Model language.
- Keep language simple
- Give them choices to help them use words
- Read daily (ask who, what, where, why, how, when questions while reading)
- Ask children what they liked about the book, retell the story together.
- Play/Discover new games together/Show them how to play with new toys
- When interacting with children, be at their eye level; encourage eye contact.
- Use gestures while giving instruction to help the child understand
- Keep instructions simple. Break them down for the child.
Here are some interesting websites and apps that you could share with your children and family.
FREE BOOKS:
- Epic! Kids’s books and videos (www.getepic.com)
Free for 1 month. You can choose an audio version so the children can listen to books. There are many colorful books for young children. There are bookds for older children too.
There are many free activities for early learners. You select as category to find content (ex: early learning, reading)
- Free books on Smart Phones- section “Books”. You can download the book for free on your telephones. Children can listen to them. You can listen to them (while looking at the pictures) together and for free.
Educational websites and apps:
https://www.starfall.com/h/ (alphabet learning, early reading, songs)
https://pbskids.org
https://www.seussville.com (Dr Seuss!)
https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/
http://www.turtlediary.com