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  Title: Small Talk- Engaging Children Who Have Communication Needs

URL: http://www.highscope.org/file/EducationalPrograms/EarlyChildhood/SmallTalkSep01.pdf

Language: English
Author and Contributors: Bunce, Jan
Publisher: High/Scope Educational Research Foundation (September 2001)
Review Level: Informal review
Primary Content Area: Early Childhood
Content Type: General Information ; Programming Resource
Audience: General Public & Consumers; Professionals, Educators & Program Staff
Categories:
  • Early Childhood: Children With Special Needs: Speech and Language Delays
  • Early Childhood: Child Development: Language
  • Early Childhood: Activities and Learning: Language and Reading
  • Early Childhood: Literacy and Language: Enhancing Language Skills
Resource Type: Not an extension nor a land-grant developed resource
Keywords: communication needs, encourage language, talking, language support, communication disabilities
Description: This article discusses ways of engaging children who have communication needs in conversation, and supporting the children's language. The authors make suggestions for encouraging natural conversation, "talking" for children, using concrete objects, using plenty of repetition, and communicating in the context of trusting relationships.
Media Type: PDF - Portable Document Format
Resource Listed: November 5, 2004
Resource Last Updated: October 8, 2012




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