Oral language

Oral language is the code that we use to communicate with. We use words and we organize them to have structure and function.
Speaking is the way that we produce the sounds of the language. We learn to speak languages in a natural and informal way.


Here are some activities that can help with oral language stimulation:

*Speak in a clear and simple way using language at the child’s level.


*Do not allow your children speak like a baby or younger child.


*Correct the wrong pronunciation of words and ask him/her to repeat the words in the correct form.


*Correct wrong sentence structure.


*Ask questions and discuss topics. What they are? What are the things for?


*In the car talk about the objects and things that you see, for example: I see a yellow car, I see a red car, etc.


*At the supermarket discuss the fruit, vegetables, etc. Talk about the shape, size, color, etc.


*Play a guessing game. What is round, orange and a very sweet fruit…,which fruit is it?


*Ask questions. What can we do? What happen if? What do you think?


*Read a book and make predictions. What do you think that happened? What do you think he/she did? What would you do? What will happen next?


*Ask them to tell a story. They could help saying some words or maybe they can tell the whole story by themselves.


*Sing


*Play with onomatopoeia (animal’s sounds and things) that will help to reproduce sounds like a cow “moo”.


*Play with inflection ones (sad, angry, happy, scare).


*Play with marionette or puppets.


*Make an exercise with tongue and lips. Ex.: Cover your child’s lips with nutella or jam and clean it with the tongue (making circles).


*Blow little cotton balls, little paper balls, feathers…with or without a straw.



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