05/04/2024
5 WAYS TO TALK TO YOUR TODDLER 5️⃣
Hey there, Parents and Teachers!
It's Teacher Mariel, here your Speech-Language Pathologist, and Co-founder of !
Ready to BOOST 🚀 your toddler's language skills?
Here are 5 EASY techniques to enhance their language development!
🗨️ 1. KEEP TALKING 🗨️
Talk to them during various daily routines: 🍽️ Mealtime ("HOT SOUP?"), 🛁 Bath time ("ang LAMIIIG ng tubig!"), and even 🚗 Car rides ("look, the TRAIN is moving!").
🗣️ 2. COMBINE WORDS + GESTURES 🗣️
ALAM NIYO BA?
Na kapag sinasamahan niyo ng GESTURES/ACTIONS ang SALITA = mas MABILIS maintindihan ni baby yung NARINIG niyang salita?
Sabayan ng actions ang mga salita
👉🏻 ”YES” + thumbs up / pagtungo ng ulo
👉🏻”WALA/ WALA NA” ishake ang kamay kasabay ng “wala na”
👉🏻”DOWN/ UP” Ituro ang daliri pababa or pataas
💬 3. USE REAL WORDS 💬
Swap baby talk for PARENTESE!
Instead of "HI WOWA!", try "HI LOLA!" Check out our Parentese reel here:
👉🏻 https://www.facebook.com/reel/147420284978081
🎤 4. ADD SING-SONG VOICE TO YOUR WORDS 🎤
Babies and toddlers love the sing-song quality in your voice. Having a baby at home feels like having a CONCERT most of the time!
Mas gusto nila makinig sayo kapag mas EXCITING pakinggan ang boses mo!
💬 5. EXPAND THEIR WORDS 💬
When your little one says "ball," expand on it!
Try "YES BALL! 🏀", "GREEN BALL?", or "BOUNCE BALL!" while showing or demonstrating.
👉🏻 https://www.facebook.com/reel/190466037272414?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&mibextid=xwF0Tf
Save these tips for your next interaction with your precious little ones! 👏🏻
⭐⭐⭐ PLAYTIME TRIVIA ⭐⭐⭐
With every simple interaction, you're not just talking; you're laying the groundwork for lifelong communication! 💡
05/04/2024
😲 Screens can grab your baby’s ATTENTION…
BUT DO THEY LEARN WORDS FROM IT? 🤔
DR. PATRICIA KUHL, a professor and co-director in the Institute of Learning & Brain Sciences of the University of Washington, asked:
🖥️ “DO INFANTS LEARN FROM A MACHINE?” 🖥️
And the results were:
😲 NO! Babies UNDER ONE do NOT learn WORDS from SCREENS! 😲
Yes, they get WOWED by it, but all they can process are the sounds, colors, and movements (it’s more of a SENSORY EXPERIENCE for them)—NOT THE WORDS.
🥼 She conducted an EXPERIMENT:
EXPERIMENT A: Babies listening to the mom IN-PERSON: teaching basic words like “flower” and “water”.
EXPERIMENT B: Babies listening to the mom teaching the SAME words “flower” and “water” through a TELEVISION.
WHAT WAS THE RESULT?
📝 Later on, the babies were asked to POINT to what they had been taught. The babies of the LIVE TALKING MOMS pointed to the CORRECT PICTURES, while the babies of the VIDEO MOMS did not!
So, what can we do to make them LEARN THE WORDS?
🗣️ TALK TO THEM IN-PERSON!
⭐️ BONUS TIP: USE PARENTESE!
How to do PARENTESE?
Parentese means:
☑️ using correct speech sounds.
☑️ using slow, sing-song voice.
☑️ doing big facial expressions.
☑️ repeating words.
WATCH OUR REEL ON PARENTESE:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsbL85bPmo1/
Sources:
https://www.unicef.org/.../child.../babies-screen-time...
https://childandfamilyblog.com/infant-language-learning.../
05/04/2024
WHAT 25 CVC WORDS TO TEACH YOUR TODDLERS FIRST?🧠
CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) words are STEPPING STONES in your child's LITERACY JOURNEY.
🔤 START WITH THE BASICS 🔤
DID YOU KNOW?
There are speech sounds that children LEARN EARLIER compared to other sounds?
These are: p, b, m, d, w, h, t, and n.
So magsimula tayo magturo ng CVC words na mas madali din mabigkas ng bata 🙂
🧠 WHY THESE SOUNDS? 🧠
These consonants are among the earliest sounds children master, laying a strong foundation for BOTH language and literacy development.
👶🏻 PRACTICE IS KEY 👶🏻
Encourage your child to practice these CVC words daily. Make it fun with games, songs, and simple activities that reinforce learning.
🌈 WHAT’S A WAY TO MAKE MY CHILD LOVE READING? 🌈
🔑 The SECRET is: make reading FUNctional! 😉
HOW? Make it into a GAME! not just the boring flashcards!
HIDE the wooden rainbow letters in the SAND and they need to dig and find the letter while SOUNDING it out
C: “c-c-c”
A: “a-a-a”
T: “t-t-t”
C—AT!
📩 Message us to inquire about READING BUNDLE: Spelling Game + Sensory Sand!
💡 Try out this suggestion by T. Nelle from Sacred Heart School, Sun Valley on how to teach CVC words to kids!
