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Pre-school - Speech and language development

You will find lots of tips and activities to do with child to help them prepare for school - these are aimed at three to five year olds.  We hope you enjoy these activities and will see how they help to improve your child's language development.

Time to talk

You can use these resources how everyday routines can be used to support their child’s speech language and communication.

Anytime

In the car

Listening walk

Story time

Tidy up time

Shopping time

Washing up

Handy hints

Hints and tips on how you can encourage your child to talk. It needs to be used alongside the Look Who’s Talking guide.

Handy hints card for 3 year olds

Handy hints card for 4 year olds

Communication journey poster

This guide will help you with what to look for as your child grows and develops their speech, language and communication skills. This is used along side handy hint cards which give more ideas on how to support your child’s speech, language and communication.

Pre-school language poster - A3

Top tips

Monthly messages offering simple ideas to help you support your child’s speech, language, and communication. These messages were developed in partnership with Dorset HealthCare’s Children and Young People’s Speech and Language Therapy Services.

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Screen breaks

Simple low cost and no cost fun activities you and your child can do together that provide opportunities to encourage their speech, language and communication. These ideas were developed in partnership with Dorset HealthCare’s Children and Young People’s Speech and Language Therapy Services.

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