- Alter Routines – Altering routines is purposely creating a circumstance where something is out of the ordinary. One way to implement this activity is by not giving the children all the materials they need to carry out a familiar activity, which gives children the opportunity to make a request. This is an effective prompt for language when the cues are obvious. For example, during a painting activity, you can provide the children with smocks, paper, and a paintbrush, but “forget” to supply the children with paint. This would give the children the opportunity to request the paint. Please keep in mind that the children must be familiar with the routine before it is altered.
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- Expand Child’s Response – Expansions occur when an adult fills in the missing features of something a child has said, along with repeating the child’s utterance. For example, if a child says “ball,” the adult may expand on that by saying, “Yes, I see the small red ball.” In this way, the adult is acknowledging what the child has said and exposing him or her to more descriptive language. When you expand on a child’s utterance, you should always include the word or words the child said in his or her original utterance.
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