how do I help my 2 1/2 year old to better his enunciation of words??
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Thats fairly good for a 2 1/2 year old
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I know this might sound weird, but I'd buy some language learning kits, the ones with tapes or cds and a workbook in them... and then pop the tape in at night while you're sleeping, it helped me out some. Languages are learned best when the person is at a very young age but the older you are the harder it is to learn.
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www.starfall.com\nIf you're looking for something different try this site. My 2.5 yr old son really likes it.  It has preschool through elementary school activities that are totally free. This site provides printable activities to match the online activities.\n\nAs listed above, www.playhousedisney.com, and www.nickjr.com are also good sites. There is also quite a bit on www.pbskids.org.  Another one to keep in mind (for a later date)would be www.handwritingforkids.com\n\nAlso if you don't already have it, buy your child some Fridge Phonics by LeapFrog. You can usually find it under $20. Your child will really enjoy it.
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I am homeschooling my kindergartner...although I feel that we have  been since birth.  My dd also was talking well under a year.  I got a kit for baby sign language and started that with her at 7 months she started signing 2 weeks later. She was speaking clear sentences at about 12 months. It finally dawned on me to video her saying her alphabet @ 18 months (she started much earlier).  I have the baby Einstein videos, books various flash cards, etc.  When she was under 2 I started getting her preschool workbooks that she loved.  Basically I always got her educational materials that were advanced for her and let her play with them.  Some things were to difficult to grasp right away but I was always amazed that there was so much that she knew or learned very quickly.  We make everything a game and when she's done playing that game we/she does something else.  We also never talked baby talk. We never dumbed it down for her either...just like a foreign language they will pick it up and understand if spoken to them.  I have recently discovered the Waldorf method and although I am not sure about some of it other parts are speaking to me.  Playing is very important to a child's  development.  Here is some things you could check into...  There are several homeschooling chat groups that would be of benefit to you.  I understand that she is young but you would be able to reap the benefits from those that have lots of experience homeschooling.  There are also gifted homeschooling yahoo groups that can help with advanced children and the difficulties that can arise.  You can also find a local homeschool group and join up with them.  (even though your daughter is young  many people have babies as well as school aged children)
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Get some children's books  in any store , starting with the most simple words .\nA little book is much easier to take in your hands and go through all the words over and over again .
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Lots of one year olds aren't talking yet, so don't get too worried.  Set up situations where he has to talk to get the reward - for example he doesn't get the juice until he says "juice".  And don't give him too much pressure - he will talk when he needs to - possibly he gets everything he wants now without having to talk??
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Repitition is important. Let the children say the word then spell it out aloud. Remember to break the words down in syllables. I find that children learn better when they listen. In fact it is said that audible retention has more impact than visual retention. If you can get cassettes with the words on them that would be great.\nAlso let the children use the words in everyday simple sentences. This should aid greatly with the learning process.
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Listen to radio and television programs - with American English if you want that, or British English - or the country of your choice.\n\nYou will be dealing with accents, idioms and the speed at which people speak, depending upon where they live.\n\nI learned a lot of Spanish and a bit of Russian by borrowing language tapes from my public library - and children's music and poems.\n\nThere's nothing more delightful than watching Sesame Street in another language - by getting a sense of the rhythm and sounds of the language, I was able to get the basics from these sources.\n\nOnce I was able to say a few phrases and be understood, then I went on to listen to and read more age-appropriate material.\n\nOne thing about listening to radio, TV, CD's or whatever you listen to - don't TRY to understand, just have it on in the background while you're making dinner or relaxing.\n\nI figured this out watching toddlers use and apply language.  When I did that myself- Spanish became easy very quickly.\n\nI hope you find this helpful.  English is a vague and contradictory language - often there are as many exceptions as there are rules.
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I would advise you to have your child evaluated by a speech therapist. Your child may have a speech disablity that could be helped by therapy. Two of my children have been in speech therapy, and I have a nephew that was diagnosed with apraxia and speech therepy was needed to get him to develope the muscles tone to be able to form words. While it is possible to that your sons talking delay is nothing to worry about, I would suggest having him evaluated at this time, as the earlier treatment is started the better. Most states have programs that will evaluate and treat if nessesary for free, until the child is of school age and can get treatment from school. Check the community section in your phone book, or you might find it under child developement . If not, cantact local Department of Soacail Services and they should be able to get you a number. I added a web site about speech diorders that you might be interested in looking at. Good Luck.
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you could do finger painting the alphabet and numbers, my mother runs a child care program and thats what she does with her very inteligent 2 year olds ( she has three of them that can already speek spanish)
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The same way a child does. There is an excellent phonics curriculum put out by Abeka. I taught my children how to read at home using it. It's easy and it works!
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Get real. but of you are serious, I suggest teaching him/her the order of the keys on the home row first. then have them type words using only those letters. It may help if you play some soft Mosart in the back ground. it's proven that classical music clears the brain and produces better reasoning. Good luck!
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I got involved with head start first through my pediatrician\nwhen I started having trouble with my sons speech. I know in OK. you go through your local health dept and they have the needed info on getting started. They should also have a website you could search online I'm sure.
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What age/grade level are we talking about here? Is this child recieving special services (resource room, speech-language therapy, etc.)?  If the child is not linking sounds to symbols, how can you say that he/she has good phonological awareness? Does he/she blend and segment sounds well orally?\n\nIf you're a regular education teacher, ask around to find a good special education teacher in your district who is well grounded in reading remediation. Ask them for a consult for interventions you can incorporate into your classroom curriculum.\n\nIf you're a special education teacher and asking this question, what the heck program were you in that let you get by and graduate without learning basic remediation methodology? Sorry, but that would be the program's fault, not yours, and you should go yell at them for a while. Then you should go find a program that's decent and learn about effective techniques.\n\nIf the child is under the age of 9, it could very well be that he/she is not developmentally ready for reading. Refer him/her for special education support under "Developmentally delayed." If the child is over the age of 9, a program such as Hooked on Phonics, a tutoring system such as the Orton-Gillingham approach, etc. may be helpful. Refer the child for special education support under Speech-language or under specific learning disabled.
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There is a web called www.teachspanish.com, maybe it can be useful.
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Giving them vocabulary, and making them write a complete sentence with every word. I must say, the whole teaching parts of the sentences gets lost on kids, it's pointless. Just make them write sentences, while it may be onerous, it's better. Also, you could write an incorrect sentence and have them rewrite it.
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i have experienced these kind of children in my teaching career...these children r perfectly okay, they just need more attention. i think u should let ur child to copy the words from the book and write them down 10 times...maybe when u dictate she doesn't understand the word...maybe the teacher pronounces the words in a different way. maybe ur and her teachers accent is different. u should make her habit of reading the book herself and aloud. see how she pronounces the words. You can show her programmes on tv...show her cd's of sesame street.