Partner Strategies

Parents are key communication partners. There are a variety of strategies that you can use to recognize and respond to their child's nonverbal communication. Here are some ways to encourage more communication and set the stage for further language growth.

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Growing Language: The Beginning Communicator. How do I grow my child’s communication skills? A tree shows five branches depicting strategies: interpret or imitate (“You want the doll? Good pointing!”); wait for a gesture/voice before giving an object; model language; offer choices; create a need (“You want more bubbles? Show me ‘open’.”) A flowchart shows the stages of learning to talk: discoverer, beginning communicator, first word use. Several daily routines in which we can communicate: morning routine, mealtime, getting dressed, play time, shopping, bathtime, toileting.

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