Communication, Speech & Language Skills

Master these essential components of Communication, Speech & Language Skills

Using Simple Sentences

Forming basic sentences with subject-verb-object structure

Activities:

  • 1Modeling: Expand on your child's phrases (e.g., if they say 'more milk,' you say, 'You want more milk').
  • 2Picture descriptions: Use picture books to encourage sentence formation (e.g., 'What is the boy doing?').
  • 3Sentence building: Use toys or objects to create simple sentences (e.g., 'The car is fast').

Asking and Answering Questions

Using and responding to different types of questions

Activities:

  • 1Question games: Play '20 Questions' with simple objects (e.g., 'Is it something you eat?').
  • 2Story prompts: Ask questions about a story (e.g., 'What happened next?').
  • 3Daily routines: Ask questions during everyday activities (e.g., 'What do you want for breakfast?').

Using Correct Grammar

Using proper grammar including pronouns, verb tenses, and articles

Activities:

  • 1Pronoun practice: Use dolls or action figures to model pronouns (e.g., 'He is running,' 'She is jumping').
  • 2Verb tense games: Act out actions and describe them in different tenses (e.g., 'I am jumping,' 'I jumped').
  • 3Preposition play: Use toys to demonstrate prepositions (e.g., 'The ball is under the table').

Combining Sentences

Using conjunctions to connect ideas and form compound sentences

Activities:

  • 1Sentence strips: Write simple sentences on strips of paper and have your child combine them.
  • 2Storytelling: Encourage your child to tell stories using conjunctions.
  • 3Picture prompts: Use pictures to create compound sentences.

Understanding Sentence Structure

Recognizing and using correct word order in sentences

Activities:

  • 1Sentence puzzles: Write a sentence on paper, cut it into words, and have your child rearrange them.
  • 2Fill-in-the-blank: Provide a sentence with a missing word and ask your child to complete it.
  • 3Sentence building blocks: Use blocks with words written on them to build sentences.

Using Negatives and Questions

Forming negative statements and different types of questions

Activities:

  • 1Negation games: Play a game where your child says what they don't like.
  • 2Question charades: Act out actions and have your child ask yes/no questions to guess.
  • 3Question cards: Use flashcards with question words to practice forming questions.