Language Development

How should I choose toys for my child?

Author: Annie NGSpeech and Language Therapist With the amount of toys out there on the market, it can be overwhelming to shop for your child. What considerations should you have in mind when it comes to identifying appropriate toys for your child’s age and development? Why does your child need to play? Play is a …

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幼兒的雙語學習

作者:謝冠寳 耀中幼教學院講師 / 言語治療師 一般兒童都有學習雙語或多種語言的能力。越多接觸語言的機會,幼兒便越容易學…

Reciprocal Conversations: the What, the Why, the How

Author: Annie NGSpeech and Language Therapist What impacts children’s language skills the most is not necessarily the amount of words or the length of sentences they are exposed to; rather, it is their participation in reciprocal conversations that makes the biggest difference. The more they participate in reciprocal conversations, the greater the impact on their …

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Top 10 Myths about Early Speech and Language Development

Author: Karen KEISpeech and Language Therapist 1. Learning more than one language causes language delay False. Bilingualism itself does not cause language delay. Bilingual children may say their first words slightly later than monolingual children, but it is still within the normal age range. Once bilingual children start to say short sentences, they develop grammar …

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