Language Development

There are many words that are the basis for language development. These simple words are frequently used during normal conversation. It is important that your child know and understand these words.

To help your child get off to a good start in his/her language development, practice the following words with your child. Have your child say and write these words until they become familiar. Once he/she has command of these basic words, encourage your child to use them in sentences. Here is a list of words that your child will need to know. They are:

a - about - all - an- and - are - as - at - be - because - but - by

- can - come - could - did - do - down - eat - first - for - from -

get - give - go - good - had - have - he - her - here - him -

his - how - I - if - in - into - is - it - its - just - know - like -

little - made - me - much - must - my - no - not - of - old -

on - one - or - our - out - own - run - said - saw - see - she -

so - some - take - that - the - their - them - then - there - they

- this - those - to - too - two - up - us - very - you - your - was

- we - were - what - when - where - which - who - will - with -would

Concepts that indicate position in space are also frequently used in everyday conversation. Your child needs to understand these words for normal conversation development. Work with your child on the following word list for clearer understanding.

top - in - out - up - down - on - in front of - beside – edge - next to - inside - middle - nearest - behind - over - around -between - corner - center - side - below - right - left -above - under