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From My Lips to Yours
A Parent's Guide to Modeling Language
By Mindy Hudon, M.S., CC-SLP
How to Model Language
It really is simple -- just talk! Language modeling can be as simple as rephrasing your child's sentence from "her riding" to "she is riding." It is important to take every opportunity to model language with your child. You don't need a degree in speech-language pathology (although it does come in handy) to model grammatically appropriate sentences to your child. Here are some terms and examples to help you get started:
- Self-Talking: This refers to talking about everything you are doing, seeing or hearing while they are happening. For example, while walking down the street you say, "I like pushing this stroller. It is hard to push the stroller up the hill. Look at that beautiful flower. I like the smell of this flower. I hear the birds singing."
- Parallel Talking
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