Create a mystery box.  Place items in a pillowcase or cardboard box with a cut out big enough for the child to reach into.  Have the child reach in, choose one item, and try to guess what it is.  You may have the child close his eyes for this game to rely only on the way the item feels.  Once a guess has been made, you can talk about why the child made his particular guess.

Encourage your child to “read” the pictures in a book to you.  Prompt by asking some open - ended questions about what is happening and what may happen next. 

It may be helpful to restate a child’s statement to correct a grammatical mistake (“Him go”  “He goes”) or model another appropriate word (“The boy in the bath.”  “He is in the bath”).

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