Baby Chatter
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The blog (BabyChatter.com.au) has a large number of worksheets, photographic images, toy and book recommendations and EBooks to help families who are supporting their children’s language development. Lyn firmly believes that successful intervention includes having the right toys, books and (laminated!) resources available for families to use on a daily basis.
Baby Chatter
5y ago
Well this is going to be a more personal blog post. (These are my views only). Being a speech pathologist means you love toys and using them in lots of different ways to motivate your clients. But it also means PLASTIC. And of course most of us are worried about climate change. So where does ..read more
Baby Chatter
5y ago
Matching games are great for so many reasons. Young children love to match pictures to real objects and it is a great way to learn new words. If you have some mini versions of grocery items you can make up some interactive games. Check out our board games you can download for free! Shopping games ..read more
Baby Chatter
5y ago
When children learn to read, they need to understand; sounds are represented by written letters how to blend the sounds to make words This is called synthetic phonics and it has been proven to be the best way to help a child learn to read when entering full-time school. Good synthetic phonic programmes teach children ..read more
Baby Chatter
5y ago
Our waiting room always has a Role-Play theme. Not only does it make waiting fun, but it can kickstart some ideas for playtime at home. Today we have another food theme – takeaway or delivery food. You can order from the Menu – sushi, salad, hamburger, chips or pizza. Do you want takeaway or delivery ..read more
Baby Chatter
5y ago
Some toddlers need extra help interacting and connecting with people. One of the ways that we interact with each other is by making eye contact. It’s so important to look at each other when you are interacting. Have you had a conversation with someone who is texting and felt like they weren’t listening to you ..read more
Baby Chatter
5y ago
Before first words appear, toddlers need to be sending messages to you. Messages can be ; facial expressions pointing at things tapping you on the hand to get your attention calling out nodding or shaking head and much more! This infographic is for parents who are helping toddlers to send more messages (without words). Getting ..read more
Baby Chatter
5y ago
The vowel in a word gives it a shape. ow ! Think about how this vowel sounds and how it looks when someone is saying it. All those words that rhyme with it – cow, how, now – they all have the same word shape. Importantly, if the vowel is correct then the listener is ..read more
Baby Chatter
5y ago
In one of our earlier posts, we listed 15 ideas for Pretend Play and Language. This has been one of our most popular posts with parents. For each pretend play topic (eg Picnic) we have recommended a picture book as a backup for language development. Reading has so many positive benefits for language and literacy ..read more
Baby Chatter
5y ago
We have compiled a list of novelty or interactive books for young children who dont like to sit for too long. Lots of children with language delay also have difficulty listening to and attending to books. A great way to encourage looking at books is to use books with flaps, touch & feel, zips, puppets ..read more