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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.
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
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
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
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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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.