How YOU can help your child’s speech and language grow
(18 - 24 months):

• be a good speech model - use correct words and phrases without correcting your child directly
  
• talk about new words such as "on", "under", "broken", "open", "jumping"
  
• read lots of books together - let your child choose books that he/she likes
  
• play children's music and stories and listen with your child
  
• sing songs and recite nursery rhymes together
  
• praise your child's efforts to communicate
  
• talk about new places and experiences before you go, while you are there, and when you get home
  
• expand what your child says - if your child says "dog", you say "big dog"

Adapted with permission from material developed by First Words Preschool Speech and Language Program of Ottawa-Carleton led by Pinecrest-Queensway Health and Community Services.

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