News and Views
[ 06 May 2010]May`s Top Tip
Encourage your child's listening skills by pointing out sounds around them
[ 14 Jan 2010]
January`s Top Tip: Get Noisy!
Have fun making sounds together.
[ 01 Dec 2009]
December`s Top Tip
Use the TV wisely....
[ 19 Nov 2009]
November`s Top Tip
Have fun with rhythm and sounds using items from the kitchen cupboards! Young children from 9 months upwards will enjoy this activity.
[ 10 Nov 2009]
Use Christmas shopping to expand your child's vocabulary
You can use the run up to Christmas when you might be doing more shopping than usual to teach your child new words. As you put things in your trolley name them for your child and make sure you name things that your child points at.
[ 23 Mar 2009]
March`s Top Tip
Add a word !
[ 01 Dec 2008]
December`s Top Tip !
Use the run up to Christmas to encourage your child to join in with familiar festive songs.
[ 10 Nov 2008]
November`s Top Tip: Expanding and Modelling Language!
You can help develop your child`s language by scaffolding it. This means modelling for them the next step you would like them to achieve......
[ 07 Oct 2008]
Octobers Top Tip : Identifying sounds
Before children can learn to recognise sounds in words they need to be able to recognise natural sounds.
[ 09 Sep 2008]
September`s Top Tip! SING TO YOUR BABY
Make use of everyday activities by singing to your baby.