Speech and Hearing Associates is now Hanen Certified! We offer programs for parents to learn how to help their children communicate. The following hints for parents and caregivers can help children learn new words during a fun activity. Remember,<\/p>\n
The earlier in life a child with a language delay receives the extra help he needs, the better his language outcome will be.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Help your child learn a new word while you have fun building a snowman together. You can help your child learn the word \u201croll\u201d by using the Four S\u2019s:<\/p>\n Say less<\/strong> \u2013 Use short, simple sentences so that your child doesn\u2019t have too much information to take in at once. For example, \u201cLet\u2019s roll a big snowball.\u201d<\/p>\n Stress<\/strong> \u2013 Draw your child\u2019s attention to the important word by stressing it and pausing for a moment before and after the word. For example, \u201cNow we need to…roll…the head of the snowman.\u201d<\/p>\n Go Slow<\/strong> \u2013 Slow down your speech to give your child more time to understand what you are saying and to give her a chance to say something herself.<\/p>\n Show<\/strong> \u2013 Young children learn language best when they can see what you\u2019re talking about. So make sure to use the word \u201croll\u201d while you\u2019re doing the action together. For example, \u201cWe\u2019re rolling such a big snowball!\u201d<\/p>\n And Repeat, repeat, repeat<\/strong> \u2013 The more often your child hears the word, the easier it will be for her to understand and remember what it means. Repeat the word in many different situations, like when you\u2019re rolling cookie dough or when your child is rolling a ball on the floor.<\/p>\n The Four S\u2019s strategy is taken from Hanen: It Takes Two to Talk: A Practical Guide for Parents of Children with Language Delays .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Speech and Hearing Associates is now Hanen Certified! We offer programs for parents to learn how to help their children communicate. The following hints for parents and caregivers can help children learn new words during a fun activity. Remember, The earlier in life a child with a language delay receives the extra help he needs,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3798"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3798\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Highlight your language while building a snowman<\/h3>\n