Language Stimulation
Binary Choice & Self Talk
Binary choice is a process of eliciting language from children by giving them choices. It develops their language and decision making. They are required to process the words and apply the choice to the situation.
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Language Stimulation
Expansions
In the early stages of language development, children begin to combine words into short phrases to communicate their needs and observations. It is typical for children at this level to only say the key words
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Language Stimulation
Modelling
Modelling is a strategy whereby a child is exposed to examples of specific language structures to be learnt. It provides them an opportunity to hear language used in the right form and context and allows an opportunity to use it with guidance and correction.
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Language Stimulation
Sabotage
Sabotage is a language stimulation tool. Sabotage involves you, as the communication partner, taking control over the communication situation. Sabotage consists of a number of techniques you can apply to encourage your child to talk.
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Language Stimulation
Time for Response
Allowing adequate time for your child to independently think about and formulate an original response to a question or act out an instruction. we may be inclined to give our children answers or anticipate what they want or are going to say.
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Language Stimulation
Using Short Simple Sentences
Use only the keywords when talking to your child. This makes it easier for them to understand and provides them with something they can try and copy. If your child is using two word sentences (e.g. mummy eating), then you model three-word sentences
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Language Stimulation
Using Questions
When eliciting language from children it is important to ensure that as their communication partner we foster a. wide range of responses. One language stimulation technique that encourages different vocabulary
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