Strategies for Promoting Communication and Language of Infants ... - TALK

Strategies for Promoting Communication and Language of

Infants and Toddlers

Juniper Gardens Children's Project University of Kansas

Strategies for Promoting Communication and Language of Infants and Toddlers

Dale Walker, Ph.D. and Kathryn Bigelow, Ph.D.

Juniper Gardens Children's Project 444 Minnesota Ave. Suite 300 Kansas City, KS 66101 (913) 321-3143 walkerd@ku.edu

?Juniper Gardens Children's Project 2003-2004; 2009; 2012 Reproduction of this manual is permitted only with expressed

permission from the authors

We acknowledge the contributions of Sanna Harjusola-Webb, Cathleen Small, Stacie Kirk, Daniela Rodrigues, Deborah Linebarger, Carla Peterson to the development of the original Manual, and to Laine Johnson, Emily Meyer, Joyce Shontz, Megan Gilson, Sean Stacey, Sarah Peterson, Amy Turcotte, and Bernadine Roberts to revisions of this Manual and associated products. We thank the early childhood teachers, infant-toddler intervention providers, and parents who collaborated with us in our research. Funding for the original and revised editions of this Manual comes from the U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Field Initiated Projects (#H324C020078) and Model Demonstration Center for Promoting Language and Literacy Readiness in Early Childhood (#H326M070005) This Manual is dedicated to Dr. Betty Hart who encouraged and inspired our work on this topic.

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Table of Contents

Purpose .............................................................. 1 Arranging the Environment ................................. 7 Following Child's Lead / Responsiveness ............. 14 Commenting and Labeling ................................... 18 Imitating and Expanding ..................................... 22 Asking Open-Ended Questions ............................. 26 Giving Praise and Positive Attention .................... 30 Providing Choices ............................................... 34 Time Delay / Fill in the Blank ............................... 38

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