Talk to your child about:
- Things they see
- Things they are doing
- Things they are feeling
- Things you are doing
- What you and your child see on television
- Places you have been
Help your child learn to talk:
- Sing
- Read
- Play
- Listen
- Expose them to others
Prevention, early identification and intervention of speech and language problems.
Help Your Child Learn Language
First Words Ottawa & Renfrew County • March 25, 2020
Children learn language best through every day activities. Here are ways that you can help to build your child's language skills.
It is important for children to meet their speech and language milestones at the expected age. This gives your child a strong foundation for learning at school and later in life.
When children have a strong first language base, they learn a second language more easily. They also do better at school with reading and writing.
Although young babies don’t understand the meaning of your words, they understand a lot by the way that you touch and hold them. They also learn from the expression on your face, the tone of your voice and the gestures that you make. Remember it is by talking to them that they learn words. Surround your baby with words when you feed, diaper and play with them.
First Words Preschool Speech and Language
Program of Ottawa and Renfrew County
1365 Richmond Road, 2nd Floor
Ottawa, ON. K2B 6R7
613-688-3979
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Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre (PQCHC) is the Lead Agency for First Words Speech and Language Program.
