The “One Up” Language Method with “Santa”
December 2, 2020
Help Increase Your Child’s Expressive Language By Adding One Word To What They Say!
Help Increase Your Child’s Expressive Language By Adding One Word To What They Say!
You can use the holiday season to help your child increase their word usage using the "One Up" language method by adding just one word to what they say! Some easy examples can be found below.
Add a Verb or Adjective:
Child: “Santa”
Adult:
“Happy Santa”
“Silly Santa”
“Laughing Santa”
“Tall Santa”
“Nice Santa”
Add a Synonym:
Child: “Sleepy”
Adult: “Yes, Santa is tired.”
Add an Antonym:
Child: “Nice”
Adult: “Santa IS Nice, he’s not mean.”
Morgan Barton, SLP
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