The speech development of children is at different rates. Some speak in correct sentences at the age of one and a half, others barely pronounce individual words at the age of two, and still others speak little and reluctantly even at school. Does this mean that a child or even an adult has a delay in speech development? And how to overcome it?
Instructions
Step 1
Make sure your silent speaker is good at hearing. Pay attention to how the child reacts to your words. Does he understand your requests? Has he developed passive speech? Pay close attention to the child's gaze. A toddler who is hard of hearing is very attentive to the facial expressions of an adult. If we are talking about an adult, ask yourself and him a question if he has become worse in hearing.
Step 2
If you are not particularly chatty, overcome your love of silence. Talk to the silent person as much as possible. He could have inherited silence from you as well. In addition, he must understand that it can be interesting to communicate. Discuss everything you see around you. Tell your toddler what happened during the day, and remember to ask him how he spent the day in the manger or with his grandmother. In the end, the baby will understand that an answer is expected from him, and will begin to speak. Talk to an adult about things that are interesting to him. This will make you more eager to respond. Try to be competent in what you are talking about.
Step 3
Create game situations in which the silent person will have to ask for something. For example, block the passage to the children's corner with an object that the child is unable to move and cannot climb over it. If the child just pulls your hand and tries to show with gestures that you need to move the object, pretend that you do not understand. But do not be too persistent and do not bring the child to tears. Do not try to get him to speak immediately, but rather come up with more similar situations. This can be done with adults, but the situations will of course be different.
Step 4
Do not expect your child to start talking by himself if you read a lot of books to him. Reading, of course, is necessary, as well as showing cartoons to the kid. But all this needs to be discussed with the child. Ask questions that the child will have to answer, at least in monosyllables. With a silent adult, just discuss what you read together. Try to read the same books as him to keep up with the topic.
Step 5
Children's hands are your reliable helpers. The development of a child's speech is directly related to the development of fine motor skills. Create a developing environment at home. He should have enough clasp toys. Mosaic, constructors. Any common business, even cleaning the apartment, when you are forced to communicate and negotiate something, will help to talk to an adult.
Step 6
Teach your child to sculpt. You can use different materials for sculpting. It can be plasticine, putty, clay.
Step 7
Keep in mind that a person is most willing to talk about what is interesting to him. Try to engage your child in different activities. Choose books with bright pictures for him, take him to performances. By the way, an adult silent person can also speak if something shook his imagination.
