Tell Me a Story

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5-10 minutes or as long as your child wants to play.

None, unless needed as a prompt.

You start by telling a story. Keep it short and simple so that your child can model what you did. After you finish the story, ask your child to tell you one. Telling stories is a great way for kids to use their imagination and practice speaking.

Have a few objects available that could form the base for the story (books, toys, stuffed animals).

Instead of a story, ask them to teach or explain something to you, “Can you teach me how brush my teeth?”

Ask your child to tell you a story about something specific, “Tell me a story about a time when Teddy Bear was really happy”. Suggest using different voices for different people/characters in the story.

Adapted from American Speech-Language-Hearing Association https://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/45.htm

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