Talking Top Tips! #6
Date: 31st Jan 2022 @ 5:54pm
Hello!
So far in our Talking Top Tips series we have shared the importance of getting your child’s attention before you speak to them and some ways you can help to develop and broaden your child’s vocabulary. We have also looked at mirroring, giving children sufficient wait time and thinking about commenting over questioning.
This week, I wanted to share some ideas around bath time, a wonderful time for developing your child's vocabulary!
There are many ways to make bath time more fun and sensory, from fancy potions that turn your whole bath to slime, to good old fashioned bubbles! There are bath crayons, pouring toys, colour changing fish and a world of fantastic toys and resources that can really help to broaden your child's vocabulary.
Every child will have a different level of language around bath time, but here are some activities and language you might want to focus on...
Bath, tap, rubber duck, shampoo, soap, toilet, towel, bubble, water...
Particularly for younger children, simply naming objects you might come across in the bathroom can be a challenge! Ensuring children are confident naming these objects will help to make sure they are able to follow instructions at bath time too!
Floating, sinking, full, empty, washing, rinsing....
There are some really tricky concepts that can be developed through water play! Try experimenting with what sinks, and what floats! It is also a great opportunity for looking at action words that end with -ing as many children find this difficult. Adding bubbles at comparing floating on top of the water to floating in the aire would be a great way to challenge a confident talker!
Arms, legs, hair, back, hands, feet...
Bath time is a great time to learn the names of the different body parts! You could simply comment to your child ' you are washing your leg' or give them a choice such as ' would you like to wash your feet or your knees next?'
Good luck! And as always, please come and speak to me if you have any concerns!
