Originally Posted by LittleD:
Does he have a good vocabulary, but you can't understand him? Like saying bop-bop for ketchup? Make sure you are at eye level when speaking with him. If he asks for bop-bop, you say "Öh, you'd like some ketchup?" and put emphasis on ketchup (or whatever word he uses) Don't give him milk or juice or water without asking him to say it. Not forcing, but say Would you like some milk (emphasis on milk) and if he nods his head, say Tell Miss X you'd like some milk (emphasis on milk) Praise when he tries. For a child who has few words in his vocabulary, use smailler sentances. Car go down. Modeling the speech while being at eye level goes a long way!
This is good advice, for any child really. I will give them words to say (like with the milk example) I would say, "Say, 'Milk please!'".
Actually, I do that with older kids too, but with more complex sentances.
