Today's post was adapted from a blog written with help from 

Joanna Brachmaier, a rehabilitation and education specialist at MED-EL.

http://www.medel.com/blog/build-language-skills-routines/

Intended for children ages 3–9.

Repetition Helps Build Language Skills

• Cleaning the house or a specific room
• Having a bath
• Cooking or preparing for meal time
• Reading a book
• Putting on clothing in the morning
• Getting undressed in the evening
• Going to bed

What to Do

• Use straightforward, but meaningful, language:
  • “Up, up, up! Go up on to your bed.”
  • “Your pajamas are under the blanket.”
• Prepare your child by setting the scene:
  • “It’s night time, it’s time to go to bed!”
  • “Now let’s read a book.”
• Narrate what you are doing:
  • As you grab the toothpaste, say “now it’s time to squeeze the toothpaste onto the toothbrush.”
  • As you grab a pair of pants, say “now here are your pants”
• Name each and every object when you first use it or approach it:
  • “Let’s grab the forks and knives.”
  • “Don’t forget to tie your shoe laces.”
• Imitate the sounds that your child will hear:
  • “The bath water goes splash, splash, splash!”
  • “The zipper goes ziiiiiiiiiiip.”
• Encourage your child to respond, like saying the word or sound or giving objects names:
  • “What sound does your stuffed animal make?” If it’s dog for example, then encourage them to say “Bark! Bark!”
  • “Where is the broom and dustpan?” Then encourage them to say, “In the closet!”
• When dressing, give your child the chance to choose:
  • “Do you want the red shirt or the yellow shirt?”
  • “It’s cold outside. What clothes do we need?”