Coherent speech is one of the important criteria for the full development of a child. The task of parents and kindergarten teachers (if the child attends it) is to help the child master the basic laws of the language and develop correct speech activity.
Family communication
Active communication in the family from an early age is necessary for the correct development of speech activity in children. Talk to your child, discuss the events of the past day, ask him to describe the most interesting moments and share his impressions.
Spending time together, talk over all your actions, tell your baby interesting stories, read books. Communication with older brothers and sisters has a very good effect on the development of coherent speech. It also helps to master speech skills and diversify vocabulary communication with peers who speak better than your child.
Sing funny nursery rhymes with your child. Children like to fantasize and sing about familiar things - about themselves, their family, their favorite toys and what they saw during their walk. You can remake a popular hit into a song about interesting events or family members.
Speech development games
There are special games and exercises for the development of speech. "Describe the toy" is one of the simplest games for forming coherent speech. Ask your child to describe a specific toy. For example, a hare is a small animal that lives in the forest and loves carrots. He has long ears and a small tail.
"Guess who?" - interpretation of the description exercise. The toy is hiding and according to the description of the leader, the child must guess what kind of thing it is about. For example, mom hides a bear and starts describing it. It is a large animal, sleeps all winter and loves honey.
Spot the Difference is an exercise that develops speech and attention. Ask your child to share how the two toys differ from each other. For example, take two balls. Differences: different size, color, additional pictures and so on. For older children, special pictures are suitable, on which you need to find a certain number of differences.
Also, children are well helped to develop speech activity and expand vocabulary "working with a fairy tale." Read the story first, and then ask the child to retell what he heard. Over time, move on to short stories with a simple plot.
Children very willingly retell the plots of cartoons, puppet shows and circus performances. Teach a 5-6 year old child to compose a story from a picture or to invent a magical story on his own. Ask leading questions at first, and then let the child's imagination go free. Be sure to praise your child for their efforts, this will create additional motivation and help improve results.
