Who doesnât love to play a good board game? Games are great for building social communication skills, turn taking, and a great way to target language goals! Here are some tips for incorporating language during gameplay:
- Following Directions: Directions can be as simple as âGet the Adams apple.â or as difficult as âBefore you get the wishbone, pick up the butterflies in the stomach.â
- Best games to target following directions: Operation, Candy Land, Connect 4
- Early Language Goals: There is so much to talk about during games! Narrate you and your childâs moves as you play. Being a great language model for your child is very beneficial for their language development.
- Best games to target early language goals: Donât Break the Ice, Pop the Pig
- Question Formulation & Comprehension: Guessing games are a great way for kids to create and answer all different types of questions.
- Best games to target questions: Guess Who, Headbanz
Check out the blog for examples of how to incorporate language into play and a full list of games we love!
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