118 learning to use a spoken language
How to help your child
follow 2-step requests
When your child understands
Pick the beans
and put them in
the basket.
more words, he can begin to
follow more difficult requests.
You can begin by expanding the
simple requests your child already
understands by turning them into
requests that have 2 steps.
Then slowly make the
requests more difficult.
Chin, can you
empty the
basket and
bring it back?
Learning to use groups of words
For a child to begin using groups of words by himself, he needs to know
several words so he can put them together in different ways.
Ways to encourage your child to put words together
When your child says a single word, encourage him to expand on what
he says. You could:
• expand on the words yourself and
encourage him to copy you.
• ask a question and
encourage him to answer.
Push!
Say ‘push
more’.
Do you want to
push high?
Can you say
‘push high’?
Helping Children Who Are Deaf (2004)