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Help your child understand

  • Say less
  • Use single words or short phrases.
  • Stress keywords.
  • This helps your child to listen to and focus on the most important words.
  • Slow down
  • Speak more slowly. 
  • Give your child time to respond and join in.
  • Show them
  • Give your child extra clues to understand your message. This could be using objects, toys, actions, pictures, symbols, pointing, gestures etc.  
  • Show them how to do something first before expecting them to do it themselves.
  • Give one instruction at a time
  • Rather than saying “come on, time to go, get your shoes, coat and hat”.
  • Trying “get your shoes”. Wait for them to do it and then give the next instruction “now get your coat”.
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