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title: 9 Creative Ways to Increase Language Development in Children
description: There are so many great ways to get young children working on their language skills. Read on for fun tips and ideas.
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Mar 13
# 9 Creative Ways to Increase Language Development in Children
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### Early language and communication skills are crucial for children's success in school and beyond.
Language skills build confidence and encourage social interactions with others. Here are 8 ideas for enhancing the language skills of the children in your program:
### 1. Get chatty
Engage in conversations with children about anything and everything.
### 2. Mix it up
Use new and unusual words and grammar to keep children on their toes. Dr. Seuss is always a great resource for this ;)
### 3. Props, please!
Introduce objects that spark conversations. Puppets, musical instruments, and elements from nature all work well as tools to engage children and get their creative juices flowing.
.jpg) Puppets are always a great idea, and we have hundreds!
### 4. Label it
Provide children with names of objects and actions around the classroom. Labels will not only keep the room organized, they will also help reinforce language skills.
### 5. Read interactively
Use books to engage with children and encourage them to participate by repeating phrases out loud, making animals noises, or asking questions.
### 6. Read it again and again!
Reading books more than once helps children with word recognition. They will enjoy participating more when they know what is coming next.
### 7. Make music
Engage in musical activities. Have children draw, dance, and describe the sounds they hear in any way they like.
 Celebrate, communicate, and make a lot of noise with our Gathering Drum .
### 8. Sign it
Incorporate American Sign Language (ASL) when speaking or reading to teach children about inclusivity and help them begin to learn a new skill.
### 9. Play Games
There are so many great games and activities out there that utilize vocabulary skills in a fun way. Incorporating games in to learning is guaranteed to always be a hit.
 Rhyming Pebbles provide a tactile way to explore common rhyming families and develop phonemic awareness.
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