BGPF066 | Narration Speech Powering
By Dr. Rajeev Tamhankar
Narration involves describing everyday activities and surroundings to your child in real-time. It creates a rich linguistic environment by exposing the child to a variety of words, phrases, and contexts, fostering their speech and language development.
- Choose a routine activity: Mealtime, bath time, or a walk in the park.
- Narrate in detail: Describe every action, feeling, or observation.
- Example: “I’m putting your red shoe on your left foot. Now, we’re opening the door. Look, there’s a bird on the tree!”
- Use simple and clear language: Maintain a conversational tone with repetitive and familiar words.
- Encourage participation: Ask questions or make sounds to prompt responses.
- Example: “What sound does the car make? Beep beep!”
- Stay consistent: Repeat this practice multiple times throughout the day.
- Vocabulary expansion: Boosts exposure to diverse words and phrases.
- Faster language processing: Enhances understanding and response to language cues.
- Bonding opportunity: Strengthens caregiver-child relationship through interactive communication.
- Cognitive development: Supports neural connections crucial for speech and literacy.
- Be expressive: Use varied intonations and facial expressions to engage your child.
- Focus on real-life objects: Narrate actions that the child can see, hear, or touch.
- Repetition helps: Repeating common phrases strengthens memory and comprehension.
- Adapt to your child’s age: Simplify language for younger babies; increase complexity as they grow.
- Stay patient: It’s okay if the child doesn’t respond initially—keep narrating!
- None! Just your time, attention, and creativity.
- Optional: Familiar toys, picture books, or objects around the house to use as examples.
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