A face-to-face sound conversation
Try a face-to-face sound conversation with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
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Language activities for learning at home
Browse practical language activities for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and families. Each guide includes a quick answer, simple steps, adaptations, and screen-free options.
A face-to-face sound conversation: when it doesn’t go as planned
You find yourself talking through every pause? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for a face-to-face sound conversation
Fit a face-to-face sound conversation into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
Read articleAfter a face-to-face sound conversation: a gentle next step
Build on a face-to-face sound conversation without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleTalking through getting dressed
Try talking through getting dressed with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleTalking through getting dressed: when it doesn’t go as planned
You are rushing and cannot narrate everything? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for talking through getting dressed
Fit talking through getting dressed into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
Read articleAfter talking through getting dressed: a gentle next step
Build on talking through getting dressed without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleTwo-word expansions during toddler play
Try two-word expansions during toddler play with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleTwo-word expansions during toddler play: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your toddler does not repeat your longer phrase? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for two-word expansions during toddler play
Fit two-word expansions during toddler play into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
Read articleAfter two-word expansions during toddler play: a gentle next step
Build on two-word expansions during toddler play without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleA walk full of things to name
Try a walk full of things to name with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleA walk full of things to name: when it doesn’t go as planned
You are asking what’s that at every stop? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for a walk full of things to name
Fit a walk full of things to name into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
Read articleAfter a walk full of things to name: a gentle next step
Build on a walk full of things to name without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleReading together in two home languages
Try reading together in two home languages with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleReading together in two home languages: when it doesn’t go as planned
You worry that every page needs a direct translation? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for reading together in two home languages
Fit reading together in two home languages into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
Read articleAfter reading together in two home languages: a gentle next step
Build on reading together in two home languages without turning a playful exchange into a test.
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