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There are lots of skills involved in communication and to be able to help young children in their communication development we need to understand:

  • what early communication skills are.
  • how adults can support their development.

See the links below

You might also find it useful to refer to the Communicating kids pages to see what skills we might expect to see at different ages and stages of early childhood.

We know that life with little ones is busy but we also know that children make the best progress when strategies are used regularly and consistently by all the people around them. Our daily activities pages give ideas about how you can use strategies to support your child’s communication development in your everyday life.

Joint attention
Tuning into your child
Creating opportunities

Creating opportunities for communication

Imitation
People games
Commenting
Giving choices

Using signs and gestures

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