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Showing posts with label helping your child's language. Show all posts
Showing posts with label helping your child's language. Show all posts
Thursday, 28 July 2016

Team work makes it so much easier...... the A Team!

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On Tuesday I went to see a little girl aged 4 years at home, who I'll call 'A'. This time last year, she was at the 'own ag...
Thursday, 13 February 2014

Reasons, means and opportunities: choice making opportunities

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Children will not develop language without a reason, a means and an opportunity. One of the best ways a parent can give the opportunity to ...
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Monday, 28 October 2013

The power of snack time.

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During some of our Smart Talker pre-school groups we like to include a snack time. During which, children are encouraged to sit around...
Thursday, 19 September 2013

Mobile phones are a huge barrier to communication development!

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I just wanted to take the opportunity to respond to another report in a newspaper: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2420526/Par...
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Friday, 3 May 2013

Who has the most influence on the development of a child's speech, language and communication?

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Even if a child is in full-time day care, the parents still have the most influence on a child's communication development according ...
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Thursday, 3 January 2013

Why the Children's Centres need Smart Talkers Pre-School Communication groups

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I've been looking at the facts and figures to inform my presentation for the next round of the tender process and I wanted to share...
Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Have you got a child in your class who seems a little 'odd'? It could be a language processing problem

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I have just observed a boy in a class room I was visiting, (I was there for another child). He had, what to me, were obvious signs of a pro...
Monday, 27 August 2012

Too much pressure on our children? Yes, sometimes!

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Any one who knows me, knows that I go on about children not having sufficient stimulation these days and I have even been heard to say th...
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Friday, 10 August 2012

What's your favourite children's book?

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The parents of our Smart Talkers groups have voted for their favourite story. Here is their list: The hungry caterpiller What th...
Wednesday, 11 January 2012

What is your favourite nursery rhyme?

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What is your favourite? Why do you like it? We would love to know! Some that we sing: Old MacDonald. You can add to this by having ...
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Friday, 6 January 2012

Too busy to talk to our children... so what?

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If you are asked the question: what makes humans different to animals? Many people would answer that it is our unique ability to communicat...
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Tuesday, 3 January 2012

Are nursery rhymes out dated?

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A recent Small Talk survey showed that many people today are not really aware of nursery rhymes. People over 40 were more likely to reca...
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Saturday, 31 December 2011

How can I help my Toddler Talk?

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Surprising research tells us that in some areas of the UK, over half of the children going into school don’t have the communication skills ...
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Will there be a book in your child's Christmas stocking?

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My own children don't enjoy reading at all as they are not natural readers. They would choose almost anything over reading to occupy th...
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Friday, 9 December 2011

How to interact with pre-schoolers

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I have seen some really good nursery worker-child interaction this week and some awful examples too. I won't  name and shame the bad on...