Child combines two words.
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Early years skill: | Speaking |
Early years typical range: | 16-26m |
P-scales/Curriculum skill: | English Speaking |
P-scales/Curriculum level: | P5 |
TAP skill: | Expressive Language |
TAP level: | TAP30 |
Pre/Nat. Curriculum Area: | not specified |
Pre/Nat. Curiculum Standard: | not specified |
Section: | Early Years (0-5yrs) info; Primary (5-11yrs) info |
Activity/strategy name and materials required | How to do the activity | Key principles for doing the activity and comments |
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Playing in the water/sand with toy animals Plastic animals and a water/sand tray/pots/cups/etc | Watch the child playing with an animal in the sand or water and comment on the play at the two word level e.g. 'dog's swimming' or 'cat's hiding' or 'horse gone' Copy the child's activity and comment on what you are doing e,g, child makes dog jump........you make dog jump and comment by saying 'Dog jump!' | Choose activities that are motivating for the child. Keep language to the 2-word level. Allow processing time. Silence is OK while you wait for a suitable action from the child to comment on. Only use the short 2 word phrases you want the child to start using |
Bubbles | Blow bubbles and say 'more bubbles', pause and hold the wand up expectantly...........will the child request 'more bubbles?' | |
Action toys Marble run Cars and a car run Spinning top Jack-in-a-box Cause and effect toys | Use the toy, wait expectantly, provide language models e.g. 'more marbles' or 'more spin' etc will the child copy your language to get the effect? | |
Noise making Drum Cups Boxes Anything to bang with a beater | Bang a drum and then a box.........will the child request 'more banging' or 'bang cup'? Give the child the beater and comment on the child's actions e.g. 'bang cup', 'bang box' After you have commented for a while on actions will the child start to use the 2 word phrases? |