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The Ultimate Guide to Expressive Language in Early Childhood

Learn what expressive language is, why it’s essential for child development, and strategies to help children develop this important skill.

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The Ultimate Guide to Expressive Language in Early Childhood Development

The Ultimate Guide to Expressive Language in Early Childhood

Language is a broad domain of child development. It encompasses a lot of different communication milestones, ranging from smiling and waving to speaking complete sentences. But even before children begin learning words, they are using expressive language to communicate their needs and feelings.

This article dives deeper into expressive language and child development. We explain the differences between receptive and expressive language, key expressive language milestones, and strategies and activity ideas that educators can use in the classroom to help children develop their expressive language skills.

What is expressive language?

The two main purposes of language are communication and expression. Expressive language uses words, sentences, and gestures to express meanings and messages to others. This type of language allows us to make requests and decisions, ask and answer questions, and describe objects and events.

When developing expressive language, there are some skills that need to be learned first. While these skills don’t need to be completely mastered before learning expressive language, there must be at least basic use of them. For example, expressive language may include the use of gestures, so fine motor skills are an important element of expressive language. Cognitive skills like attention and memory are also essential since expressive language involves reacting to the world around us. Pre-language skills, play skills, and receptive language skills are a few others that children will utilize for expressive language.

Learning how to wield expressive language is vital in early childhood development because it’s a time when children discover that using expressive language is how they get their wants and needs met, providing them with motivation to continue expanding their knowledge of language. In addition, teaching expressive language lays a foundation for introducing strategies and activities for building emotional self-regulation in children . Expressive language gives children the ability to express their emotions through language, giving them a healthy outlet for strong or intense feelings.

Young girl at speech therapy, sitting at desk touching her pointer finger to her chin.

Receptive vs expressive language

Expressive language is the ability to express meanings and messages to others using different forms of language. Receptive language , on the other hand, is the ability to comprehend and understand language. It involves being able to properly receive the messages and meanings of expressive language. Here are a few examples of the differences between the two:

Receptive language helps a child to understand the plot of a story, while expressive language allows them to tell their own story.
Receptive language helps a child to comprehend verbal instructions, while expressive language allows them to speak their own directions to someone else.
Receptive language helps children understand what is being communicated to them, while expressive language is what they use to communicate with others.

Expressive language milestones

As children grow, so does their capacity for language. Each child is different, but there are basic language development milestones that the typical child reaches at certain ages. As an educator, you may find it difficult to track each child’s individual progress through each milestone. A tool like brightwheel’s daily activity report makes it easier to keep up with every child’s development and easily share updates with their family in real-time.

The following are some milestones for children ages six months to five years old:

Makes sounds and squealing noises
Blows raspberries
Tries to repeat the sounds you make back at you
Waves “hello” and “goodbye”
Claps their hands and moves their body to gesture
Calls parent/caregiver by a specific name such as “mama” or “dada”
Understands what “no” means (but may not always obey it)
Has different cries for different intentions
Follows one-step directions
Tries to say three or more words besides the name they call their parent/caregiver
Points to show you something
Points to things like objects in a book or body parts when asked
Uses more gestures, such as nodding “yes” or “no”
Says at least two words together, like “more juice”
Can have conversations with at least two back-and-forth exchanges
Asks “who”, “what”, “where”, “when” questions
Says their first name when asked
Describes actions occurring in pictures or books
Generally speaks well enough for others to understand
Says sentences with four words or more
Repeats words from a nursery rhyme, song, or story
Answers simple questions like “ What does a doorbell do? ” or “ What kind of dog do you have? ”
Shares at least one event from their day
Answers simple questions about a book or story after they’ve heard it
Uses or recognizes simple rhymes
Maintains a conversation with more than three back-and-forth exchanges
Shares stories they’ve heard or creates make-believe stories with at least two events

What is expressive language disorder?

It’s common for children to develop at their own pace, but there’s a difference between their unique journey and a potential developmental disorder. Expressive language disorder is a condition where a child struggles with most aspects of using expressive language. A child experiencing expressive language disorder may struggle with speaking to others, expressing their thoughts and feelings, remembering words, and saying complex sentences.

If you notice any of these signs in a child, it might be time to seek help from a speech therapist and do a speech-language evaluation. They will properly assess your child’s skills, create reasonable goals, and develop a unique program to help them reach those goals.

How to develop expressive language skills

Focusing a lesson or activity on expressive language is a great way for educators to help children develop these important skills. However, you can also approach the whole school day with developing expressive language in mind. You can try some of the following strategies for incorporating expressive language skills into your classroom:

Be inquisitive: Don’t ask children the same questions each day. Challenge them with more complex questions about how they’re feeling or what they’re thinking, such as “ Why do you like this game more than all of the other games? ” or “ What are you finding difficult about this activity? ”
Give choices: Find any opportunity to ask individual children to make different choices. Allow them to choose things like marker colors for the dry-erase board or which book to read as a class.
Name items: Identify any items you use or hand out in class and ask the class to repeat each word back to you before moving on to a different item.
Create group activities: Once children are familiar with a concept, you can utilize group activities that are inherently collaborative and social, such as multi-player games and role playing. These activities put children in situations where they have to use expressive language to participate, which gives them tons of practice using expressive language skills.

Because expressive language is a broad concept, there are lots of ways to incorporate it into the classroom. Most common school activities can help children improve their expressive language in some way. However, it’s great to do certain activities specifically focused on developing this skill to ensure that each child is getting the practice they need to fully develop the skill. Consider trying some of the following activities in your classroom:

Interactive storytime

During storytime as you read the book to the class, go through the pictures in the book and have the children identify different objects or events. For instance, if there is an image of a child’s bedroom, ask them to name everything they can in the room. Or if there is an image of a child taking a bath, ask them to explain what they are doing in the bathroom.

Show and tell

Allow children to bring a favorite item from home to share with the class. Take turns having each child present their item to the class, describing what the object is and why it is their favorite. Encourage the other children to ask questions.

Question games

There are tons of fun question games that encourage children to use expressive language. Games like “21 Questions” or “Guess Who” are great ones to try in your classroom. Or, you can even make up your own game that involves asking questions to try to get closer to a mystery answer.

Daily reflections

After most of the day’s activities have been completed, have the class reflect on them. Ask each child to verbally explain their favorite part of the day, their least favorite part of the day, and what they learned.

Expressive language and development

Communication supports overall childhood development, and language is so impactful that it is its own developmental domain. Expressive language provides children with the tools to express themselves, aiding their growth and building an understanding of the world around them. It’s an important building block on children’s journey to learning language.

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100+ Expressive Language Goals Speech Therapy with Free Goal Bank

Expressive language goals are an important part of speech therapy. Through expressive language goals, we help guide our students in improving their communication abilities.

These goals are designed to build the capacity to convey thoughts, feelings, and information effectively.

Our work in this area is deeply rooted in understanding the specific needs and abilities of each person, tailoring objectives that are both achievable and impactful. Careful assessment and progress tracking underpin our approach to ensure that therapy sessions contribute to meaningful development in speech and language skills.

If you are a speech-language pathologist or teacher looking to learn more about how to write speech therapy goals and for a massive list of expressive language goals, then this blog post was made just for you!

Below is a goal bank of over 100 measurable goals to address expressive language difficulties and hopefully make your work day just a little bit easier!

Enjoy!

Key Takeaways

Expressive language goals are tailored to improve communication.
Progress is monitored through careful assessment.
Strategies & resources are personalized for each individual’s needs.

Understanding Expressive Language Goals

Defining expressive language and its importance.

Expressive language is the ability to communicate thoughts, feelings, and ideas through speech, writing, or other forms of output. It’s a crucial component of day-to-day interactions and a foundational skill for academic success and social integration.

Speech therapy goals aimed at expressive language focus on enhancing the individual’s capacity to convey messages effectively. For individuals with language delays or expressive language difficulties, specific and measurable goals are essential to overcoming their challenges and improving their expressive language skills.

Role of Speech-Language Pathologists in Setting Goals

Our role in goal writing is to tailor objectives that address the unique needs of each person requiring early intervention or ongoing therapy. When setting expressive language goals, we can consider the following:

Baseline Abilities : Understanding the individual’s current expressive language skills.
Desired Outcomes : Identifying realistic targets that encourage progress yet remain attainable.
Measurement Criteria : Establishing clear markers to evaluate progress and adjust goals as needed.

We combine our expertise with evidence-based practices to formulate goals that promote meaningful improvements in expressive language.

Components of Effective Goal Setting

When we set out to create successful treatment plans in speech therapy, the goals we establish are crucial landmarks for progress. Our goals need to be well-defined, evidence-based, and tailored to the unique needs of each individual we assist.

SMART Goals Framework

The SMART Goals Framework is essential for establishing clear and achievable targets. Goals must be:

S pecific: Concrete and clear goals help us provide focused therapy.
M easurable: We need to track progress objectively.
A chievable: Goals must be realistic given the individual’s current abilities.
R elevant: We aim for goals that significantly impact the individual’s communication skills.
T ime-bound: We set time frames to keep goals within reachable deadlines.

Identifying Specific Areas of Need

To pinpoint the specific areas of need , we:

Conduct thorough assessments to understand the individual’s baseline abilities.
Listen to concerns and prioritize goals that align with the individual’s daily communication needs.

Recognizing these areas ensures our treatment plans are directly addressing necessary skills for improvement.

Creating Measurable and Functional Speech Goals

When developing comprehensive goal banks for IEPs, we ensure they are both measurable and functional, directly creating a path for visible progress and practical communication enhancement in various environments.

Sample Goals for Various Language Levels

Goal: The child will use single words to make requests in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Intermediate:

Goal: The student will construct 4-word sentences to describe an event in 9 out of 10 trials with minimal prompts.
Goal: The client will accurately narrate a past event using appropriate tense markers in 90% of observed opportunities.

Adapting Goals to the School Setting

Functional Communication:

Goal: The child will request assistance during classroom activities using a full sentence in 4 out of 5 instances.

Integration with Academic Content:

Goal: The student will use complex sentences to summarize a reading passage in oral form with 80% accuracy across four sessions.

100+ Expressive Language Goals for Speech Therapy Goal Bank

Simply scroll to the bottom of this blog post to download a pdf of these 100+ Expressive Language Goals

Speech Therapy Goals for Expressive Language Delay

Utterance expansion, narrative development, gestures/signs, categorizations, similarities, differences, comparisons, multiple meanings, grammar structure, vocabulary definitions.

Given a writing or speaking task, STUDENT will use present progressive-tense verbs (i.g., walking, running, laughing) appropriately in a sentence or conversation with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a writing or speaking task, STUDENT will use regular/irregular plural markers (i.g., apples/feet) appropriately in a sentence or conversation with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a writing or speaking task, STUDENT will use article/number agreement (i.g., an apple/the boys) appropriately in a sentence or conversation with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a writing or speaking task, STUDENT will use present-tense verbs (i.g., give, go, drink) appropriately in a sentence or conversation with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a writing or speaking task, STUDENT will use future-tense verbs (i.g., will drive, will stop, will park) appropriately in a sentence or conversation with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a writing or speaking task, STUDENT will use regular/irregular past-tense verbs (i.g., walked/ran) appropriately in a sentence or conversation with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a picture or story, STUDENT will use nouns to answer WHO or WHAT questions with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a picture or story, STUDENT will use verbs to tell actions with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a picture or story, STUDENT will use prepositional phrase to answer WHERE questions with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a picture or story, STUDENT will use prepositional phrase or adjective to answer HOW questions with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an object or picture, STUDENT will use 2 words to call attention to an object (e.g., “this ball”, “my shoe”) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an object or picture, STUDENT will use 2 words to show the disappearance of an object (e.g., “no cracker”, “apple all gone”) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an object or picture, STUDENT will use 2 words to indicate recurrence of an object (e.g., “more cracker”) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an object or picture, STUDENT will use 2 words that contain an adjective and a noun (e.g., “big bear”) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an object or picture, STUDENT will use 2 words to show possession of an object (e.g., “Daddy car”) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an object or picture, STUDENT will use 2 words to show action object (e.g., “read book”) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an object or picture, STUDENT will use 2 words to show the location of an object (e.g., “dog car”) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an object or picture, STUDENT will use 2 words to show agent action (e.g., “dog jump”) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an object or picture, STUDENT will use 2 words to show emotion (e.g., “baby tired”) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an object or picture, STUDENT will use 2 words to achieve the desired end of an object (e.g., “go home”) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an object or picture, STUDENT will say 3 to 4-word utterances (e.g., “dog sitting in car”) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an activity, picture, or story, STUDENT will form grammatically correct simple sentences with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an activity, picture, or story, STUDENT will use correct subject-verb agreement in sentences with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an activity, picture, or story, STUDENT will use all necessary propositions in sentences with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an activity, picture, or story, STUDENT will use compound sentences (i.e., and, but, or, etc.) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an activity, picture, or story, STUDENT will use correct subject-verb agreement with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an object or picture, STUDENT will use 2-3 word utterances to describe the object or picture with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an opportunity to ask a question/comment/describe, STUDENT will use 4-5 word utterances to ask a question/comment/describe with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an orally presented sentence with missing words, STUDENT will identify missing words (i.e., articles, prepositions. etc.) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an opportunity to ask a question/comment/describe, STUDENT will include all necessary words in a sentence to ask a question/comment/describe with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an object or picture, STUDENT will use descriptive words to describe the object or picture with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an opportunity to express a want or need, STUDENT will use complete grammatically correct sentence to express HIS/HER want or need with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an opportunity to tell past events, STUDENT will use simple complete grammatically correct sentence to tell about past events with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an opportunity to express a want or need, STUDENT will use 2-4 words to express HIS/HER want or need with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an opportunity to comment or share information, STUDENT will use2-4 words to express HIS/HER comment or share information with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a wh-question, STUDENT will use2-4 words to answer simple Wh-questions (i.e., who, what, when, where, why, how) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given visual cues (e.g., sequencing cards) and a story, STUDENT will sequence the story including problem and solution with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a story or activity, STUDENT will sequence the story or activity that includes # parts with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an opportunity to tell a story, STUDENT will use descriptive language to tell their story with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given an opportunity to tell a story from their past, STUDENT will tell their story with the appropriate number of details and in the right order with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a story or activity, STUDENT will use sequence words to verbally order a story or activity (e.g., first, next, then, after, last) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a want or request, STUDENT will pair vocalizations with gestures when indicating a want or requesting an object with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a want for “more”, STUDENT will use words and/or signs to ask for “more” with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a task or activity, STUDENT will use words and/or signs to indicate HE/SHE is “finished” with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a difficult task or activity, STUDENT will use words and/or signs to ask for “help” with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a “yes” or “no” question, STUDENT will use words and/or signs to answer the question with “yes” or “no” with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given 10 common objects or pictures, STUDENT will verbally label the item with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given a common object, noun, or action, STUDENT will verbally label the item in a phrase or sentence with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given 10 common words, STUDENT will verbally name the word with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Given 10 common words, STUDENT will verbally name the word in a phrase or sentence with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

Assessment and Progress Tracking

Data collection and utilizing iep goals.

We meticulously collect data on each interaction that pertains to our client’s IEP goals. Crafting a well-structured IEP goal bank allows us to select targets that are measurable and aligned with the client’s specific needs.

As we collect this date, we cross-reference this information with our IEP goal bank to ensure consistency and completeness in our data collection efforts.

If you’re a classroom teacher or speech pathologists in need of data tracking forms while working on your student’s goals for speech-language therapy then be sure to check out my IEP goal data tracking for progress monitoring forms .

Or if you simply want a list of data sheets to choose from then be sure to check out my list of 35 free speech therapy data sheets roundup .

Therapeutic Techniques and Activities

We understand that the efficacy of speech therapy relies heavily on targeted therapeutic techniques and activities. These strategies are meticulously designed to foster language development and improve expressive skills.

Here, we discuss two fundamental approaches: Structured Language Activities and Using Picture Scenes and Cards.

Structured Language Activities

Structured language activities are the cornerstone of our therapeutic approach. These activities provide a controlled environment where we can isolate specific linguistic skills for practice and reinforcement. For instance:

Modeling : We offer models of correct language use, which clients can recognize and reproduce.
Repetition : Clients are encouraged to practice specific words or sentence structures repeatedly to build proficiency.

Here are some of our favorite structured language activities to help accomplish speech therapy goals!

Nobody Hugs A Cactus Structured Narrative Retell by BJT the SLP at Communication Reigns is a short story with specific objectives to build school aged language skills! Short stories play a crucial role in answering verbal prompts to build comprehension. This bundle offer WH Questions and types for fading cues so that all students have their necessary support.
Speech Therapy: FREE Expressive Language Program by Speech Chick Alissa Halloway is a great way to use visual prompts and verbal prompts in a structured activity. This freebie is highly rated!
Weekly Agenda / Learning Targets / Student Reflection by Expressive ELA Education is a great resource to add to your treatment plan! Students practice conversational skills and social skills as they are prompted through the plan for the week.

Using Picture Scenes and Cards

Picture scenes and cards elevate the engagement and contextuality of our therapy sessions. These tools help clients visualize and conceptualize language in relatable scenarios.

Picture Scenes : We use detailed scenes to encourage clients to describe activities, tell stories, and develop narrative skills. Picture Cards : These are used for more focused work on specific vocabulary, categorization, and articulation tasks.

Here are some great picture scenes and picture card resources for you!

FREEBIE! Describing with your Senses Vocabulary/Word Finding Game BOOM CARDS by SLP Style is an engaging picture scene that prompts students to use social language and talk through their senses
Expressive Language – What do you see at the beach? By Listen Speak Learn offers picture cues to talk about what is seen at the beach.
Body Parts – Expressive and Receptive Identification by Our Impact is a great way to practice expressive language goals as students practice labeling body parts.

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Here are all my Speech Therapy Store blog posts for working on expressive language skills that you might also find helpful!

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179+ Wh Questions Free Printable – Grab this freebie to work on answering wh-questions.
197+ Best Wh Questions Speech Therapy Activities – If you have a child or student working on wh-question you’ll also want to check out this list of helpful free resources.
31+ What Questions for Speech Therapy – Have your child or student watch these wordless videos and then answer the “what” question using the interactive quiz with instant feedback.
31 Best Wordless Videos to Work on Answering Questions – Have your student watch these fun animated wordless videos and then answer the included wh-questions.
Nature Themed Bundle – This bundle includes yes/no questions, wh-questions, pronouns, regular past tense verbs, and irregular past tense verbs.
Technology Themed Bundle – This bundle also includes yes/no questions, wh-questions, pronouns, regular past tense verbs, and irregular past tense verbs.

Need Other IEP Goals?

Are you a speech language pathologist looking for other effective iep goals for speech? If so, be sure to check out my master list of IEP goals here .

This list of goal writing ideas also includes the following speech pathology goals:

Figurative Language
Final Consonants
Prepositional Phrase
Context Clues
Articulation Goals (Single Word Level, Phrase Level, Sentence Level, and Conversation)
Communication Device – Nonverbal Communication

These are just a few of the possible goal combinations listed on this master list of over 432 IEP goals made for a speech therapist.

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In this section, we provide a thorough overview of common inquiries surrounding expressive language goals in speech therapy, particularly as they relate to children and early intervention programs.

What objectives are typically included in expressive language goals for speech therapy?

We often target the enhancement of vocabulary, the correct use of grammar, the ability to construct sentences, and the skill of relaying information or needs. Increasing the variety and complexity of spoken language is also a primary objective.

How can one formulate effective long-term goals for expressive language development in speech therapy?

We focus on creating goals that are achievable and measurable, tailored to the child’s current abilities and potential for growth. Goals are plotted out over a period, with milestones that align with the child’s developmental stage.

Can you provide examples of expressive language goals for early intervention programs?

Certainly. We set goals like expanding the child’s vocabulary, encouraging the use of two to three-word phrases, and improving the clarity of speech. Another example is prompting the child to initiate communication.

What strategies are used to establish expressive communication goals in therapy?

We use a detailed assessment of a child’s current language abilities to establish baselines, then leverage those findings to set individualized goals. Strategies may include play-based learning or structured activities.

How do therapists measure progress towards expressive language goals in speech therapy?

Progress is measured through consistent tracking of therapy sessions, using tools such as language samples, direct observation, and standardized tests. We look for signs of improvement in the child’s ability to express themselves.

What are some common goals set for 3-year-olds to enhance expressive language skills?

For 3-year-olds, we often set goals aimed at increasing sentence length, improving story-telling skills, and fostering the use of pronouns and prepositions, reflecting typical language development milestones for this age group.

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September 17, 2018

Child Speech Therapy: Expressive Language Skills

Hearing your child’s voice for the first time is an exciting, monumental part of parenthood. As the first babbles turn into words, and eventually sentences, your child’s expressive language is developing. Receptive language is the ability to understand language, as expressive language is the ability to use words, sentences, gestures, and writing to communicate with others.

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What is expressive language and why is it important?

Expressive language allows a person to communicate wants, needs, thoughts and opinions. Expressive language is the ability to request objects, make choices, ask questions, answer, and describe events. Speaking, gesturing (waving, pointing), writing (texting, emailing), facial expressions (crying, smiling), and vocalizations (crying, yelling) are all variations of expressive language. Children with poor expressive language skills may become frustrated when they cannot communicate their wants and needs. Temper tantrums may occur when they feel tired, sick or hungry and cannot express their current needs.

How do expressive language skills develop?

Expressive language is developed within the first few days after birth. Babies learn to communicate when they are hungry, uncomfortable or tired through crying and facial expressions. They learn to laugh when they are enjoying an interaction with a parent or caregiver, and smile when they are happy. These are all forms of communication. In order for expressive language skills to develop, a child also needs to have strong receptive language, attention, play, social pragmatics and motivation.

Receptive language skills is the comprehension of language which is an underlying skill to label objects, answer questions appropriately, and use language in the intended way.
Adequate attention skills is an underlying skill for all developmental tasks. The ability to sustain attention is important in order to finish one’s thought and effectively communicate to others.
Play skills encourage children to explore their surroundings. Play can be an intrinsic motivator for young children to communicate by requesting, interacting, and labeling toys.
Pragmatic skills is the way language is used day to day in social situations. Adequate pragmatic skills allows a person to participate in conversation appropriately.

Expressive Language Milestones & Activities:

The following, outlines expressive language milestones from birth to 7 years old in three categories: birth, preschool, and school age. Learn about the typical developmental stages as well as activities to try at home.

Birth- 3 years old

0-1 years old:

Produces pleasure sounds (cooing and gooing)
Makes noises when talked to
Protests or rejects through gestures or vocalizations
Cries differently for different intentions
Attempts to imitate facial expressions and movements of caregivers
Laughs during parent interaction
Between 7-12 months, child will start to babble sounds together (mama, dada)
Uses a representational gesture (such as waves bye-bye, claps hands, moves body)

Activities to Try at Home:

Talk to your child. When your child is developing language, they learn through role models. Talk to your child about your day, what you are doing, and what they can see. It may feel strange at first to talk to your baby without them responding, but the more you talk, the more they learn.
Read. It is never too early to start reading books to your child. Point out familiar pictures in the books. If you are reading about animals, make the animal sounds associated with each animal.
Imitate. Imitate all sounds, gestures, and facial expressions your child makes. Repeat a noise they make, and wait for a response. Encouraging imitation can help your child participate in social turn-taking and start to imitate your words.

1-2 years old

First words develop around 12 -14 months (hi, mama, dad)
Takes turns vocalizing with another person
Uses at least two different consonant sounds (early signs include p, b, t, d, m)
Around 18-24 months, child begins putting 2 words together (“more cookie,” “no book,” “all done”)
Uses one-to-two word questions such as “go bye bye?” or “where mommy?”
Uses a variety of nouns (e.g. mom, dog) and verbs (e.g. eat, sleep)

Activities to Try at Home

Books. Reading books is a great opportunity to expose your child to a wide variety of vocabulary. Books to encourage early development of common vocabulary include First 100 words , Where is Baby’s Belly Button , Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? , and Dear Zoo .
Puzzles. Encourage “requesting” while playing with puzzles by holding out two puzzle pieces and having your child name the piece they want. Your child should be able to name objects consistently and model two-word phrases such as “want __” or “give ___”. Pets Peg puzzle , Farm Wooden Chunky Puzzle , and Vehicle puzzle are great puzzles to encourage early concepts.

2-3 years old

Participates in play with another person for 1 minute while using appropriate eye contact
Repeats words spoken by others
Has a word for almost everything
Speaks in two-three word sentences
Asks what or where questions (e.g. “what’s that?”)
Ask yes and no questions
Will add “no” in front of verbs to refuse activities (e.g. “no go”)
Imitates turn-taking in games or social routines
Games. Simple turn-taking games help children learn how to wait and take turns which is a necessary skill in conversations. Fun toddler games include Let’s Go Fishin’ , Seek-a-boo , and Hi Ho Cherry-O .
Expand sentences. Imitate your child’s speech and add on extra words to make it grammatically correct. For instance, if you child says “more juice”, you can repeat “I want more juice”.

3-4 years old

Names objects in photographs
Uses words for a variety of reasons (requests, labels, repetition, help, answers yes/no, attention)
Around 3 years, child combines 3-4 words in speech
Answers simple who, what, and where questions
Uses about 4 sentences at a time
Child’s speech can be understood by most adults
Asks how, why, and when questions
Yes/no game. Make a game out of yes/no questions by asking your child funny questions such as “Is your name Bob?”, “Can you eat dirt?”, “Do you like ice cream?” Then have your child make up silly questions to try to trick you!
Ask questions. While running errands, ask your child questions about the community. For instance, “where do we buy food?”, “who helps you when you are sick?”, or “what do you do if it’s raining?”

4-5 years old

When given a description, child can name the described object. For example, “What is round and bounces?”
Answers questions logically. For example, “what do you do if you are tired?”
Uses possessives (the girl’s, the boy’s)
Tells a short story
Keeps a conversation going
Talks in different ways depending on the place or listener
I-spy. Describe common objects around the house by giving descriptive clues such as what it looks like, what you do with it, where you would find it, etc. Have your child guess what you are talking about! Include objects out of sight to encourage your child to determine objects on their own, and then have them go on a scavenger hunt to find it.
Make up stories. Build a blanket fort, grab a flashlight, and create fairy tale stories. Toys may be used as prompts to help make up a story. Incorporate each part of a story including setting, characters, beginning, middle, and end.

5-6 years old

Child can tell you what object is and what it’s used for
Answers questions about hypothetical events. For example, “What do you do if you get lost?”
Uses prepositions (in, on, under, next to, in front of) in sentences
Uses the possessives pronouns her and his
Names categories of objects such as food, transportation, animals, clothing, and furniture
Asks grammatically correct questions
Completes analogies. For instance, you sleep in a bed, you sit on a chair
Uses qualitative concepts short and long
Category games. Name 5 , Scattergories , and Hedbanz are fun and engaging games to work on naming categories.
Simon says. Play a game of simon says using prepositions. For instance, Simon says put the book on the table. Once your child is familiar with the game, have them be Simon and give directions using prepositions.

6-7 years old

Child is able to names letters
Answers why questions with a reason
Able to rhymes words
Repeats longer sentences
Able to retell a story
Describes similarities between two objects

Activities at Home

Read rhyming books. Dr. Seuss books are great to teach rhyming. Read a page and have your child identify the words that rhyme.
Movies. After watching a movie, have your child summarize the plot. Guide your child by breaking it up into beginning, middle, and end.

If you feel your child is developmentally delayed in his or her expressive language skills, contact Lumiere Children’s Therapy for a speech-language evaluation. Our speech therapists can formally assess your child’s expressive language skills, create age-appropriate goals, and develop a therapeutic program unique to your child’s needs.

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I'll review all the areas of expressive language skills and attempt to paint a picture of how it all works. Expressive language is WAY MORE than simply the words you say!

I am NOT going to review all of the developmental milestones here , and yes they are important but I don't want you to get hung up on certain skills. I want you to understand how all the skills relate to each other.

Okay, let's focus now!

Expressive language skills are made of up 3 main areas

Vocabulary (content/meaning)
Mechanics (morphology/phonology)
Grammar (how we put words together)

All areas listed above of are of equal importance and delays in any one area can have a significant effect on a person.

Oh, vocabulary, how important you are! Vocabulary is the content and meaning of what we say.

Now, when I say, vocabulary development, I am not just talking about the ability to label pictures. My 2-year-old can label 100 pictures but this doesn’t mean he FULLY understands each word. Can he relate them together, describe attributes, categorize, etc? Not yet (and this normal for his age).

This distinction is important though. Some think that if a child can label pictures or use a lot of words, that he has a good vocabulary but it goes deeper than that.

Strong vocabulary skills include the ability to:

Categorize words
Contrast and compare concepts
Describe attributes (shape, size color, feelings)
Identify location
Describe parts of a word/concept

These skills will develop over time.

Read here for more information for :

vocabulary learning for toddlers
vocabulary learning for school-age students .

If your child isn't talking yet and is almost two, you can help boost expressive language without tears.

It is possible, I promise!

There are a few subtle things you can add to the way you talk to your child that will make all the difference. Read more about it at Toddler Talk.

Word Mechanics

Word mechanics is a term that I just made up and it may be a lesser known area of expressive language.

There are 2 components to word mechanics:

Morphology (words)
Phonology (sounds)

Morphology refers to the structure of words and how a person can add different structures to word roots such as prefixes, suffixes, and affixes to change its meaning.

For example:

A child adds the ~ing to the word "run" to make the word "running"
A student adds an /s/ to the word "horse" to convey there are multiple "horses"
A child adds an -ed to a verb "bike" to convey that something in the past, "biked"

Morphology is extremely important as it greatly alters the meaning of a message.

A lot of SLPs including myself have at one point thought of phonology as a speech/articulation skill but I assure you, it isn’t!

Phonology refers to the rules or organization of sounds in a language. There are certain sound combinations that just aren’t possible in a certain language. For example, Spanish doesn’t have the consonant /b/ at the end of words. In English, we combine n with g (running) and this combination does not exist in other languages such as Spanish.

Phonological processes are patterns of errors that children typically use to simplify language output as they learn to talk. For example, a child may use a process called “cluster reduction” when saying a word such as “sport” (i.e., “port” for “sport”). Articulating two consonants is hard for a young child, so he/she just deletes one. This is normal until 4 years of age. If a child is still using cluster reduction after the age of 4, it may be a sign of a phonological disorder and this child may need help organizing the sounds of his language.

Syntax or grammar refers to how we put words together to make sentences and this is a crucial skill!

Let’s say a child has a good vocabulary, has excellent phonological and morphological skills, but doesn't have a grasp on syntax...this child is in trouble! P eople will have a difficult time understanding her.

Syntax includes the following structures (morphology) at the SENTENCE level!

Correct pronoun use (he/she)
Personal & reflexive pronouns (him/her/himself/herself)
Correct verb form (past, present, present progressive, future)
Subject-verb agreement
Conjunctions/complex sentences
The list goes on…..

For fellow therapists, when planning expressive language goals, I had to take a step back and really analyze if a child had a morphology deficit or syntax deficit or both when writing goals and this has been a game changer. More on that later.

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Narrative Skills

Last but CERTAINLY not the least is narrative language. Storytelling is a complex language task that slowly develops over time.

Being able to tell a story is crucial for communication skills such as:

Socializing
Relaying past events
Sharing ideas/stories
Academic success
Reading comprehension
Expressing feelings (to name a few)

The main components of a narrative include:

Characters (who)
When (time)
Where (location)
Initiation Event (the problem)
Character Reaction (feelings)
Resolution (ending)

A child’s narrative language skills develop by listening to stories, telling stories, and sharing ideas. You can shape this important skill from a young age by following some ideas here.

Let’s do a quick example to illustrate what a delay in narrative language development may look like…

Let’s say we have a little boy who has an excellent vocabulary, great word mechanics, and great sentence mechanics, but he can’t tell a story. He either forgets to tell his listeners the important background information like the setting or the end of the story (resolution).

Let’s say a teacher asks, "what did you do this weekend?" and our little boys says “the fish was huge.” Hmmm.....the teacher really has no idea what the boy did!

He does have:

Good morphology - he used the past tense of ‘’is” correctly
Adequate phonology - all the sounds were organized well
Good syntax - grammatically correct sentence
Poor narrative skills - we don’t know where he saw a fish, who he was with, the problem, what happened at the end.

What's missing in his narrative?

Who: characters
Where: place
What happened: initiating event

Depending on the age , he should have said...I went fishing with my parents. We went on a boat. I put my fishing pole in the water and waited and waited to catch a fish. Finally, I caught a huge fish! I was excited.

For more ideas on how to develop narrative language as well as other expressive language skills, check out Preschool Talk . It has 50 pages of games you can try today in your home without making or buying a thing 🙂

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Scaffolding the Thinking Phase for Students with Expressive Language Deficits

November 13, 2022

by Kate Payson and Katie Worden

“If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up someplace else” (Yogi Berra).

For many students, the struggle begins when they are assigned a paper, project, or presentation. They may be overwhelmed by the enormity of the task, or not know where to start. Others may dive right in, but without a clear plan, the final result will likely be disorganized, unfinished, or not reflective of their true understanding. As Yogi Berra notes, they end up somewhere quite different from where they started.

In class activities, the students’ oral and written output may include circumlocutions, simple sentence structure, basic vocabulary, and lack of elaboration. Their ideas may also be out of order or unfinished, and students have difficulty retrieving desired words. When asked to complete a larger assignment like a composition or oral presentation, students with expressive language deficits will need highly structured, explicit guidance to know where to start and to ensure that they work towards a finished product that accurately “shows what they know.”

A Guided Process Approach

Students with expressive language weaknesses benefit from a guided, process-driven approach to overcome language difficulties across the five parameters of language (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and discourse/pragmatics) and improve both the quality and independence of their output over time. To support students’ formulation of language to tackle assignments like papers and oral presentations, teachers should follow a micro-united approach.

F or writing and formal oral language tasks at Landmark, we follow a five-step process, which more broadly occurs in two distinct phases. The prewriting/planning phase is all about idea-building, and includes the initial brainstorm of ALL ideas, followed by narrowing down and sequencing them using a structured graphic organizer. The writing/production phase starts with a rough draft in full sentences, followed by self-review or proofreading for content and syntax, then culminating with the final product (polished draft or presentation). It’s important to emphasize with students that all of the same tools, scaffolds, and supports can be applied to both oral and written language tasks, as they (generally) follow the same structure.

Collaborative Planning: The Thinking Phase for Speaking & Writing

Students will be most successful when they are guided through the planning process of an assignment. Teachers can support working memory, word retrieval, and processing speed deficits with specific strategies.

Prompt Analysis

First, engage students in the process of initiation by collaboratively breaking down a question or analyzing a prompt using metacognitive strategies.

To analyze the prompt, model self-talk:

What is being asked of me?
What kind of language is expected?
What evidence do I need to include?
How will I know if I have met the expectation?

Once the task is clear, teachers can set students up for success by guiding them through the brainstorming phase. Jennings & Haynes (2018) note, “Brainstorming is a teaching method for activating students’ prior knowledge of concepts and vocabulary related to a topic. Brainstorming employs a cycle of three overlapping and sequential phases: stimulation, guidance, and recording.”

During the stimulation phase, it is important to engage students’ prior knowledge. Teachers can show videos and images to support the prompt. During the guidance phase, the use of cueing strategies will allow students with expressive language deficits to recall concepts and retrieve specific vocabulary.

These are the most common cueing strategies, ordered by the greatest demand on students’ retrieval abilities:

Gestural → pointing up to elicit the word increase
Pictorial → show an image of a house to elicit the word abode
Semantic → teacher says “the opposite of deep” to elicit the word shallow
Phonemic → teacher says “starts with an /b/ sound” to elicit the word button
Orthographic → teacher writes the first syllable cat to elicit the word caterpillar

During the recording phase, teachers should validate all students’ responses by writing them on the board.

The “organize” step tasks students to narrow their focus and categorize the ideas they brainstormed as a group, and then individually, into main ideas and corresponding details.

At this stage, teachers provide specific tools (such as graphic organizers) to help structure conversations about logically ordering ideas, as well as eliminating less relevant points and combining similar ones. Teachers can support throughout the assignment by modeling metacognition and reminding students that the “organize” step still lives within the “idea phase” of the process. By limiting the scope to phrase-level concepts rather than complete sentences, teachers provide students with the cognitive space they need to be successful at this stage.

The organizing step can look different depending on the assignment and the individual’s preference. Teachers can provide additional scaffolds, such as word banks, to help students draw on previously learned skills. Also, students may benefit from prompting questions or having portions of a template pre-filled as they become more familiar with the tool. Exposing students to the different formats through structured, guided practice helps them identify which tools work best for them so they can put them to regular use. Ideally, teachers should model the entire process by engaging students in group brainstorming and organizing prior to releasing them to individual work.

Oral Rehearsal

Students with expressive language weaknesses especially benefit from oral rehearsal . Specifically for expository language tasks, this oral practice helps develop internal language to strengthen writing skills. Benefits of incorporating this strategy during discourse include:

Promoting thinking and analytical skills
Clarifying concepts and correcting misconceptions
Identifying new information
Linking topics
Organizing thoughts
Facilitating collaboration

Including Students in the Process

Students want to get right down to business when we ask them to start a project, whether it’s a writing task or a formal oral presentation. For students with expressive language deficits, teachers need to highlight the importance of slowing down and following a process approach that clearly incorporates thinking, reflecting, and planning. When given support to engage in effective brainstorming and organizing, students experience relief at having a clear plan when it is time to produce their draft. Eventually, after repetition and practice, students will begin to internalize the strategies that work for them and more confidently produce language that actually shows what they know.

References:

Jennings, T. M., & Haynes, C. W. (2018). From talking to writing: Strategies for supporting narrative and expository writing . Landmark School Outreach Program.

Kate Payson has taken on a variety of roles since starting her career with Landmark in 2008. She currently works as an Outreach lead faculty member, guiding educators in developing best practices to support students with LBLD. Prior to this she served as Assistant Head of the Expressive Language Program at Landmark High School, designing, teaching and supervising writing, oral expression and social communication classes. Kate partnered with faculty from both campuses to coordinate professional development opportunities through Landmark’s Inreach Program from 2012-2020, and gained experience in her early years at the high school as the EL Program’s Lead Teacher, a full time teacher of Language Arts and Pragmatics/Social Communication, and a 1:1 tutor. Kate earned her master’s degree in special education at Simmons University, and holds a bachelor’s degree from Colby College with a major in English and a minor in art.

Katie Worden is an Outreach lead faculty member, after many rewarding years spent teaching students at Landmark High School. From 2015-2022, Katie was the Director of the Expressive Language Program, prioritizing supportive teacher training. She has taught 1:1 tutorials as well as classes in Language Arts, Oral Expression, and Social Communication. During her time at Landmark, she also worked closely with a caseload of students and their families as an Academic Advisor. Beyond the high school level, Katie has taught courses for the Summer Institute, Landmark Outreach Online, and Southern New Hampshire University’s College of Online and Continuing Education. Prior to joining Landmark in 2009, she graduated from Holy Cross with a bachelor’s degree in English. She then earned her master’s degree in special education from Simmons College.

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Children come to the world almost pre-programmed to learn the language of their environment. But while it appears automatic for a child to learn to read, speak, and understand communication around them—the pace at which these skills are learned vary among children. In some cases, children may not meet certain developmental milestones .

A language disorder occurs when a child is unable to compose their thoughts , ideas, and messages using language. This is known as an expressive language disorder. When a child faces difficulty in understanding what is communicated via language, this is called a receptive language disorder.

Sometimes, a child may live with a mix of expressive and receptive language disorders. A lack of understanding or poor expression of language does not always indicate a language disorder, however. This could simply be the result of a speech delay.

Read on to learn about the types, characteristics, causes, and trusted treatment methods to manage language disorders in children .

Types of Language Disorders in Children

With language , there are specific achievements expected when children mark a certain age. At 15 months, it is likely that a child can recognize between five to ten people when they are named by parents or caregivers. At 18 months, it is expected that a child can respond to simple directives like ‘let’s go outside’ without challenges. This is an already receptive child.

If at 18 months, a child is unable to pronounce ‘mama’ and ‘dada’, or if at 24 months, this child does not have at least 25 words in their vocabulary—this could signal an expressive language disorder.

Receptive Language Disorder

When a child struggles to understand the messages communicated to, or around them, this can be explained as a receptive disorder. Children with receptive challenges will usually display these difficulties before the age of four.

Receptive difficulties may be observed where a child does not properly understand oral communication directed at, or around them.

In such cases, the child struggles to understand the spoken conversations or instructions directed around them. Likewise, written words may be difficult to process. Simple gestures to come, go, or sit still may also prove challenging to comprehend.

Expressive Language Disorders

Expressive language disorders occur when a child is unable to use language to communicate their thoughts or feelings.

In this sense, oral communication is just one of the affected areas. A child may also consider written communications difficult to express.

Children with expressive disorders will find it difficult to name objects, tell stories, or make gestures to communicate a point. This disorder can cause challenges with asking or answering questions, and may lead to improper grammar usage when communicating.

Symptoms of Language Disorders

Language disorders are a common observation in children. Up to 1 out of 20 children exhibit at least one symptom of a language disorder as they grow. The symptoms of receptive disorders include:

Difficulty understanding words that are spoken
Challenges with following spoken directions
Experiencing strain with organizing thoughts

Expressive language disorders are identified through the following traits in children:

Struggling to piece words into a sentence
Adopting simple and short words when speaking
Arranging spoken words in a skewed manner
Difficulty finding correct words when speaking
Resorting to placeholders like ‘er’ when speaking
Skipping over important words when communicating
Using tenses improperly
Repeating phrases or questions when answering

Causes of Language Disorders

With a language disorder, the child does not develop the normal skills necessary for speech and language. The factors responsible for language disorders are unknown, this explains why they are often termed developmental disorders .

Disabilities or Brain Injury

Despite the uncertainty around the causes of these disorders, certain factors have strong links to these conditions. In particular, other developmental disorders like autism and hearing loss commonly co-occur with language disorders. Likewise, a child with learning disabilities may also live with language disorders.

Aphasia is another condition linked with language disorders. This condition develops from damage to the portion of the brain responsible for language. Aphasia may be caused by a stroke, blows to the head, and brain infections. The injury may increase the chances of developing a language disorder.

Diagnosis of Language Disorders

To determine if a child has a language disorder, the first step is to receive an expert’s assessment of their condition.

A speech-language pathologist or a neuropsychologist may administer standardized tests. These are to review the child’s levels of language reception and expression.

The Link Between Deafness and Language Problems

In making their assessment, the health expert will conduct a hearing test to discover if the child suffers from hearing loss. This is because deafness is one of the most common causes of language problems.

Treatment of Language Disorders

Language disorders can have far-reaching effects on the life of a child. These disorders can lead to poor social interactions, or a dependence on others as an adult. Challenges with reception and expression can also lead to reading challenges, or problems with learning .

To manage this condition, parents/guardians should exercise patience and care when dealing with children managing language disorders. While it can be challenging, children already experience frustration when dealing with others and expressing themselves. Caregivers can provide a place of comfort for children who have learning challenges.

For expert guidance, a speech-language pathologist can work with children and their guardians to improve communication and expression.

Because language disorders can be emotionally taxing, parents and children with these disorders can try therapy . This will help in navigating the emotional and behavioral issues caused by language impairments.

NCBI. Speech and Language Disorders in Children: Implications for the Social Security Administration's Supplemental Security Income Program .

MedlinePlus. Language Disorders in Children .

Ritvo A, Volkmar F, Lionello-Denolf K et al. Receptive Language Disorders . Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders . 2013:2521-2526. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_1695

Reindal L, Nærland T, Weidle B, Lydersen S, Andreassen O, Sund A. Structural and Pragmatic Language Impairments in Children Evaluated for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) . J Autism Dev Disord . 2021. doi:10.1007/s10803-020-04853-1

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Aphasia .

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Language and Speech Disorders in Children .

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Expressive Language Disorder

Jul 11, 2014

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Expressive Language Disorder. A communication disorder in which there are difficulties with verbal and written expression. There can be problems with vocabulary, producing complex sentences, and remembering words. There may or may not be abnormalities in articulation . . Characteristics.

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Expressive Language Disorder A communication disorder in which there are difficulties with verbal and written expression. There can be problems with vocabulary, producing complex sentences, and remembering words. There may or may not be abnormalities in articulation.

Characteristics • Difficulty combining words to express ideas, thoughts, and feelings • Sometimes appropriateness of intent to communicate is compromised (knowing what words are best for specific situations)

Stop & Jot:Based on the characteristics, which students come to mind?

How does it manifest in the classroom? Classroom Strategies Use pictures and/or colors to associate with correct grammatical form (e.g., boy=he, girl=she, blue=boy=he, pink=girl=she). Include the student in ELD lessons on grammatical structures. Use teacher “think-alouds” to model language. Use language or sentence frames. Use turn and talk frequently and check in on identified student. Provide prompts and/or model appropriate responses. • Unable to use appropriate grammatical structures (e.g., pronoun reversals, plural forms, verb tenses)

How does it manifest in the classroom? Classroom Strategies Provide clues about the object (characteristics and use, give the first sound/letter of the word, etc.). Utilize word wall (with pictures, as appropriate). Encourage child to add an adjective/adverb or modifying phrase to their initial attempt. Suggest modifiers. Model correct response and have child repeat. Use sentence frames. Provide response choices. Verbally model and have child repeat. Have child repeat a modeled phrase or sentence. Do “Masterpiece Sentence” lessons/activities. • Unable to formulate sentences of varying lengths and complexities.

How does it manifest in the classroom? Classroom Strategies Practice identifying different emotions. Teach routine greetings. Restate response in a more appropriate manner and have the student repeat the appropriate response. Video clip of appropriate interactions (Calif. Streaming may be possible source). Role-play appropriate responses. • Inappropriate response to social situations.

How does it manifest in the classroom? Classroom Strategies Provide teacher notes or Powerpoint/Keynote slides or notes pages. Utilize visual aides (i.e., cell phone photo of lesson charts). Provide peer assistance for note taking. Use turn and talk strategy frequently. Pre-teach or frontload the child with outline. Pre-teach key terms/vocabulary. Chunk sentences for dictation into smaller segments. Have students count the number of words in a sentence to be written. • Difficulty with tasks such as writing to dictation or note-taking

How does it manifest in the classroom? Classroom Strategies Use visual prompts and carrier phrase/sentence frames for speaking or writing. Practice verbalizations while pointing to words. Allow time for oral practice before written work. • Unable to recall words for verbal expression/stalled speech (um, um,…)

Turn & Talk:* Which strategies have you tried and found successful? * Name a new strategy that you’d like to try on!

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Body Language Tips to be a More Expressive Speaker

How fully do you use body language when you speak?

For instance, have you thought about the link between what you’re saying and how you express it physically?

From job interviews to high-stakes presentations, audiences are judging you by what you show them. To improve your confidence and influence in your important speeches and presentations, download my free cheat sheet , "5 Secrets of Powerful Body Language."

Today more than ever, you run the risk of becoming a talking head when you deliver important content to listeners, ignoring nonverbal communcation. Interestingly, though, you probably have content expertise coming out of your ears, and don't need to spend as much time perfecting it as you do.

The aspect of public speaking you probably do need to improve is body language. That's partly because like all of us, you may be so focused on deciphering others' body language that you forget how vital your own physical expression is. That’s true not only in terms of how you’re perceived, but how the information you deliver is received and retained by others.

The physical expression of your ideas, in other words, is as vital to engagement and understanding as is the content of what you’re saying. So here are 5 tips for using body language to more effectively inform, inspire, and influence your audiences, from meetings to speeches to presentations of all kinds.

Be Aware of Using Body Language in Public Speaking

As with everything else, awareness is the first step toward improvement. In public speaking, that means starting to think in terms of consciously using body language when you speak, rather than only delivering content.

This means more than suddenly becoming self-conscious of how you move when you’re standing in front of an audience. Instead, start to think of the physical expression of your topic in both the planning and execution phases. Plot your stage positions in relation to your main points, for instance, and think about the statements you’ll be making that probably need gestures to strengthen them. Don’t plan those gestures (or they’ll begin to look artificial); just grow your awareness.

Recognize when You’re Using Relaxed Body Language

One of the best ways to become more naturally expressive when you speak is to learn to recognize the ways you move instinctively. The more you become comfortable with how your body positions itself and moves, the more organic and comfortable your body language will become when you speak in public.

Notice what types of movement come naturally to you. You can do this most easily in low-stakes situations: when you’re chatting with friends, or any other encounters where you’re relaxed and unselfconscious.

Become aware of how your body reacts when you get animated. Telling stories, jokes, or discussing a topic you’re passionate about are good choices. Take note of how you hold yourself, move, and gesture. Whatever you're doing is the way you use body language when you’re relaxed and appropriately activated.

How to Use Gestures in Public Speaking

Once you’re more relaxed in your own skin when speaking in public, you can incorporate gestures as they’re meant to be used: to support and amplify the points you’re making. Simply speaking, that’s all gestures are meant to do.

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Why Movement is Important in Public Speaking

As you consider how to use body language to be physically expressive, remember that your movement on stage is part of the mix. Speakers who stand statue-like in one place; those who wander aimlessly or step back and forth repeatedly; or presenters who pace relentlessly in what I call the Tiger in the Cage Syndrome, are all ignoring the value of purposeful movement in public speaking.

Did you know that distance by itself can create an understanding in another person (or audience) concerning how you feel about them? Speech experts often recognize three measures of the distance between speaker and listener(s): intimate, conversational, and public. Which of these levels of distance you maintain between you and those you speak to depends upon the situation and your relationship with them, of course.

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Facial Expressions and Voice Are Part of Body Language

As my last point concerning greater physical expressiveness, I urge you to think about facial expressions and voice as part of body language. Too often, speakers don't think about them in terms of body language at all!

We human beings rely on facial expressions to make judgments concerning the trustworthiness, motives, and emotions of others. And that certainly includes those who speak to us to sell us things, persuade us, and discuss issues that we share an interest in. If you haven’t thought about this before, ask yourself if you have an expressive face. People will be getting information from what your face is doing, whether you’re aware of it or not. Use a mirror or video camera to help yourself.

Equally important, consider whether your voice achieves the coloration and expressiveness that are vital to the points you're making. There are subtleties of what you’re saying that can’t be communicated in any way other than through your voice, an amazingly flexible instrument. Tape yourself, in audio only so you won’t be distracted by visuals, and consciously use the 5 key tools of vocal dynamics .

Work with a speech coach or acting coach to realize your full vocal potential. Whether you do that or work alone, add voice to the other areas mentioned above to make your body the essential communication tool it’s meant to be.

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5. Practice, practice and practice

Practice makes perfect — rehearse your presentation and arrive early to your presentation to help overcome stage fright. Familiarity with your material will boost your presentation skills and help you handle curveballs with ease.

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Don’t be afraid to ask for help and seek feedback from friends and colleagues. Constructive criticism can help you identify blind spots and fine-tune your presentation to perfection.

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7. Prepare for potential technical or logistical issues

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8. Fine-tune and polish your presentation

As the big day approaches, give your presentation one last shine. Review your talking points, practice how to present a presentation and make any final tweaks. Deep breaths — you’re on the brink of delivering a successful presentation!

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A little movement goes a long way! Emphasize key points with purposeful gestures and don’t be afraid to walk around the stage. Your energy will be contagious!

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Simplicity is key. Limit each slide to five bullet points, with only five words per bullet point and allow each slide to remain visible for about five seconds. This rule keeps your presentation concise and prevents information overload.

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1. How to start a presentation?

To kick off your presentation effectively, begin with an attention-grabbing statement or a powerful quote. Introduce yourself, establish credibility and clearly state the purpose and relevance of your presentation.

2. How to end a presentation?

For a strong conclusion, summarize your talking points and key takeaways. End with a compelling call to action or a thought-provoking question and remember to thank your audience and invite any final questions or interactions.

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TELEMUNDO CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF OLYMPIC COVERAGE WITH BIGGEST-EVER SPANISH-LANGUAGE PRESENTATION OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024

More Than 315 Hours of Live Programming Across Telemundo and Universo

More Live Streaming Than Ever Before, Including All Linear Programming, Full Event Replays, and Premium Content on Peacock in Spanish

First-Ever Live Coverage of the Opening Ceremony on the River Seine on Friday, July 26 on Telemundo

MIAMI, Fla. – April 15, 2024 – The Olympic Games Paris 2024 mark 20 years of Olympic coverage on Telemundo, the exclusive Spanish-language home of the Olympic Games in the U.S. The network gears up to present the most extensive Olympic coverage in Spanish-language media history with more programming hours than ever before across Telemundo, Universo and Peacock. Coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 kicks off two days before the Opening Ceremony on Wednesday, July 24 with the Men’s Soccer Competition live on Telemundo, Universo and Peacock at 8 a.m. ET .

“Our presentation of the Paris Olympics will be exceptional and bigger than ever before, featuring extended hours, a broader range of events and increased content across all Telemundo platforms. We are committed to delivering the most comprehensive and authentic coverage of Hispanic athletes and compelling narratives that resonate with our viewers,” said Eli Velazquez, Executive Vice President, Sports, Telemundo. “In addition to highlighting the most relevant and captivating stories of the Games for Latino audiences, we aim to provide our viewers with unparalleled access to the greatest moments and performances of Paris 2024. Telemundo will serve as the premier destination for Spanish-language coverage of the men’s and women’s soccer competitions, with a dedicated focus on Team USA.”

Telemundo and Universo will present more than 315 hours of live competitions and daily recap specials. On most days, the network will offer at least 6 hours of daytime coverage of the Summer Games and up to 12 hours of programming on soccer days. In addition, Telemundo will present a two-hour recap show highlighting the best Olympic stories of the day, every weekday at 12 a.m. ET beginning Friday, July 26 through Sunday, August 11.

Peacock will livestream all Telemundo and Universo programming, offering the most extensive Spanish-language streaming experience for the Olympics in U.S. media history. In addition to the live events, Peacock will feature full-event replays and exclusive short-form content in Spanish curated for Hispanic audiences around the most relevant events, athletes, and countries competing in Paris. For more information about Peacock’s English-language coverage of Paris 2024, click  here .

For the first time, the network will offer coverage of the Opening Ceremony live on Telemundo on July 26 starting at 1 p.m. ET. Unlike any other, the Opening Ceremony in Paris will take place on the River Seine with a four-mile-long flotilla of nearly 100 boats that will carry thousands of athletes through the heart of the city and finish at the Eiffel Tower. Telemundo will cover the Opening Ceremony from a hosting position on the ground in Paris with a backdrop that will capture all the excitement along the banks of The Seine.

In addition to Teams USA, Telemundo will be following and covering the Hispanic athletes expected to soar in Paris from around the world. Leading up to the start of the Olympics, Telemundo Deportes will present across platforms:

Paris 2024: En Busca del Sueño Olímpico : “In Search of the Olympic Dream” is a one-hour special that looks into the stories of some of the most relevant and inspiring Latino athletes who will experience the Olympics this summer – their origins, their motivations and the drive that pushes them to fight for their dreams and never give up. The show will air Saturday, July 20 on Telemundo at 5 p.m. ET followed by a re-air on Universo at 8 p.m. ET.

Olympic Football (Soccer) Teams Highlights:
S. Women’s National Team: The most successful women’s football team of all time returns for their 8th Olympic Games. The four-time FIFA World Cup champion and four-time gold medal winners look to redeem themselves after a disappointing performance in the 2023 FIFA World Cup.
Colombia Women’s National Team: After a historic performance at the 2023 FIFA World Cup, which got them to the Quarter-Finals, Colombia returns to the Olympic Games after being absent in Tokyo 2020. With rising stars Linda Caicedo and Catalina Usme, Colombia hopes to impress once again and have a solid shot at the podium.
Argentina Men’s National Team: The current winner of the FIFA World Cup, Argentina has won two consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008. In Tokyo 2020, they left the tournament in the group stage, but with a new team and the excitement of being world champions, Argentina is looking to dethrone Brazil and beat France yet again, now in Paris 2024.
Dominican Republic Men’s National Team: For the first time in history and after shocking the soccer world, the Dominican Republic makes its Olympic debut stage, where they’ll face Spain and Egypt in the group stage.
Hispanic Athlete Capsules:
Alexa Moreno (Mexico) – Gymnastics: Now in her third Olympic Games, Moreno got close to the podium in Tokyo 2020, reaching 4th place in the Vault. Nonetheless, Moreno won the hearts of millions due to her perseverance and dedication to the sport. Once bullied for her weight, Moreno has shattered expectations and is now Mexico’s flagship athlete, having recently won a gold medal at the 2023 Pan American Championships as well as three golds at the Central American and Caribbean Games.
Mijaín López (Cuba) – Wrestling: Cuba’s headliner who has conquered gold in the last four Olympic Games. If López were to win gold in Paris 2024, it would make him the first athlete in history to win gold in the same individual event at five Olympic Games.
Yulimar Rojas (Venezuela) – Athletics (Triple Jump): Known as the queen of the triple jump, the gold medal winner in Tokyo 2020 holds the world record for the women’s triple jump at 15.74m. Rojas was also a silver medal winner in Rio 2016 and more recently, she won gold at the 2022 World Championship in Eugene and again in 2023 in Budapest. She’s considered Venezuela’s top athlete to watch.
Victor Montalvo (USA) – Breakdancing: With breakdancing making its Olympic debut, this Mexican American is the two-time defending Red Bull BC One World Champion as well as a gold winner at the 2019 and 2022 World Games.

During the 19 days of coverage, the Telemundo Deportes production will focus on soccer and other sports competitions relevant to the Latino audience, including boxing, basketball, volleyball and beach volleyball. This year, the network will expand its offering with gold medal events from swimming athletics, gymnastics, and diving.

To complement the network’s comprehensive Olympics programming, Telemundo’s digital and social media platforms will provide fans with compelling and all-encompassing Spanish-language content of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, showcasing Hispanic countries and athletes, as well as the most overall relevant Olympic moments.

Telemundo and Universo’s coverage will   also be available on the Telemundo app, Telemundo.com, and NBC.com via “TV Everywhere” for customers with pay-TV subscriptions.

Additional Telemundo programming details for the Paris Olympics, including schedule, digital content and on-air talent, will be announced at a later date.

Telemundo Deportes is the leading U.S. sports media brand and destination for the biggest and best global sports programming in Spanish language, delivering a comprehensive roster of live and studio programming featuring the most significant and most in-demand sporting events, including exclusive Spanish-language coverage of all FIFA properties and Teams USA through 2026. In addition to serving as the exclusive U.S. home for Liga MX’s Chivas de Guadalajara home matches, the network offers comprehensive Spanish-language coverage of the Premier League . Beyond soccer, Telemundo Deportes delivers exclusive Spanish-language coverage of NFL’s Sunday Night Football and the Olympics as well as other premier sporting events.

About NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises: 

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises leads the media industry in the production and distribution of Spanish-language content for U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. The company serves U.S. Hispanics through its national broadcast network, the cable network Universo, and digital platforms including the Telemundo app and streaming services, such as Peacock, among others. The Telemundo Network offers Spanish-language entertainment, news, and sports content reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 30 owned stations and 91 affiliate stations. Telemundo also owns an independent station serving Puerto Rico. Telemundo is the exclusive U.S. Spanish-language home of the world’s two most popular sporting events, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games, as well as the Premier League and Mexican soccer team Chivas. The #1 producer of scripted Spanish-language content in the U.S., Telemundo Global Studios includes Telemundo Television Studios, Telemundo Streaming Studios, and Underground Producciones. Telemundo’s new Tplus content brand on Peacock features programming developed for the full spectrum of Hispanics. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

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