Help your child to learn and understand new words by talking about the meanings of words.

Make time to have conversations with your child. Ask them how their day at school was and how their friends are. Encourage them to talk to you and ask you questions too.

Ask open questions like ‘tell me something you liked about today’. To begin with you might need to give them examples to help them answer the questions.

Listening skills are just as important in communicating. Modelling good listening skills yourself will help your child develop theirs. Making sure you listen, acknowledge and respond to what they have said.