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      <image:caption>Model and practice your child’s speech sounds while you’re preparing dinner together. Try playing a game like, “I Spy”, to practice naming, identifying objects by different descriptors, and describing.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Meal time is a routine that we participate in multiple times per day, every day. It’s the perfect opportunity to work on your child’s speech and language skills while still enjoying quality family time.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>ABA therapy uses a structured three step approach to examining behaviors. This helps determine how they can improve positive, and expected behaviors, including the person’s communication skills. They support the individual’s ability to communicate their wants and needs, rather than using non-preferred replacement behavior.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Speech therapy uses a variety of different approaches to help model, develop, and strength the person’s communication skills. Their ultimate goal is for the student to become an autonomous and independently communicator.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - What’s the Difference Between a Directive and Naturalistic Speech Therapy Approach? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Naturalistic therapy may look more like play and is often embedded throughout a child’s play or daily routines, like bath time.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - What’s the Difference Between a Directive and Naturalistic Speech Therapy Approach? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Directive therapy may include repetitive practice of target speech sounds, or cyclic question/answer interactions.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.bellflowerspeech.com/blog/building-language-during-nighttime-routines</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-10-21</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog - Building Language During Nighttime Routines - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whether you’re modeling specific routine-based vocabulary, narrating your actions, or engaging in conversation about events of the time, bath time is an easy routine to incorporate language while still enjoying quality time with your child.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Many children enjoy incorporating songs throughout the day and many children learn new vocabulary through songs! Use a song to teach vocabulary, sequence, and extend the time they’re brushing their teeth.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Building Language During Nighttime Routines - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Building Language During Nighttime Routines - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Not only does story time help build your relationship with your child, it provides numerous opportunities to build language too. You can work on vocabulary, inferencing, predicting, recall, phonics, comprehension and more.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dressing provides an easy opportunity to work on and model verbs, such as over, in, up, and down. Talk about what you’re doing in real time and set up routines to support your child’s sequencing skills.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.bellflowerspeech.com/blog/creating-a-communication-friendly-environment</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-09-24</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog - Creating a Communication Friendly Environment - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Creating a communication friendly space should allow for individual, partner, and interactive play. An open, welcoming space will provide opportunities for self-directed play to create or replay scenarios they have experienced and improve their language.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Creating a Communication Friendly Environment - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Organizing your play space, and reducing the number of options available in your place space, can increase the number of opportunities for communication. Clear boxes means your child can see the toys and point to and verbally request their preferred toys, without being overwhelmed by the number of choices.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.bellflowerspeech.com/blog/speaking-of-play-5-years</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-09-09</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 5 Years - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Building is perfect for both solo and cooperative play; the possibilities are endless. This activity allows opportunities for problem solving and social language while they use their imagination to construct anything they think of.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Board games are fun for the whole family. Plus, it’s a great way to work on and support turn taking, winning and losing, and even academic vocabulary that you may see on the board (colors, counting, etc.).</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 5 Years - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kids love being active! At this age, activities like soccer, basketball, and kickball are a fun way for children to learn to play cooperatively and learn basic rules of an activity or game.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Most children love to get messy. Art projects stimulate your child’s imagination and prompt language. Talk about what you or they are creating or the tools you’re both using. If your child doesn’t like to get messy (or even if they do!), they can practice using different tools (such as a paint brush so their hands do not touch the paint).</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 5 Years - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whether they’re playing doctor or acting out going to the beach, stuffed animals and figurines allow your child to role play different scenarios within their play. This supports your child’s social/emotional development, as well as their language through dialogue creation.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.bellflowerspeech.com/blog/speaking-of-play-3-4-years</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-08-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>RAWR! Fun animal sounds are motivating for children to imitate and use throughout play. Toy animals support your child’s ability to engage in conversation while pretend the animals can talk.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 3-4 Years - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Magnatiles are a fun way for children to use different shapes and colors to build creativity, as well as engage in problem solving and imaginative play. I’m sure we can all remember how much fun it was to build forts, towers, houses, and more with anything we could find around the house.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 3-4 Years - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Playing dress up allows for your child to use their imagination. You can change up their play by asking questions or providing different types of responses during play. The possibilities are endless!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 3-4 Years - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Board games are the perfect opportunity to support social skills, early academic concepts, and cooperative play. It’s also an easy family activity that everyone can enjoy.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 3-4 Years - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whether you spend time together making your own or buy some from the store, puppets are an easy way for kids to use their imagination through pretend play. You can build on their language by expanding their utterances or modeling expanded sentence structures while acting out play scenes.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.bellflowerspeech.com/blog/speaking-of-play-25-years</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-08-12</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 2.5 Years - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Toys that need to be activated, like cars that roll when you pull them backwards, or windup toys, are a great opportunity for your toddler to explore a new toy and problem solve to figure out how to do it.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Books support all aspects of communication - vocabulary, answering questions, problem solving, story retell and grammar, and more! Reading books is also a wonderful time to bond with your child over an enjoyable, shared experience.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Stringing beads is an activity that can easily be modified to meet your child’s fine motor needs. There are large beads and laces for developing fingers, and pony beads and thread or pipe cleaners for those with more refined fine motor skills. This activity also provides opportunities to talk about various spatial concepts that are very important when it comes to follow directions.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Toy vehicles and little people help children develop their imagination by talking about what the people are doing and where they are going. They can reenact things that see and hear everyday in their play and build off models that you provide during play.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Arts and crafts, such as coloring with crayons and markers, is a great way to let your toddler’s imagination run free while still supporting their fine motor and language development. Talk about what you’re drawing and give your child opportunities to talk about their drawing too.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.bellflowerspeech.com/blog/speaking-of-play-2-years</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-07-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 2 Years - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 2 Years - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sorting games help children build early literacy and math skills, such as by observing how things are alike and different, as well as early problem-solving skills.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 2 Years - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Play dough supports your child’s creativity and imagination. You can talk about the similarities and differences between your creations, and model pretend play, such as saying “ROAR! My tiger is going to chase you!” Play dough has many benefits, even outside of play, speech, and language. It helps develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. You can make your own play dough for more fun colors or to add scents for an enhanced sensory experience.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 2 Years - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stuffed animals can help provide comfort and offer opportunities for your child to expand their imagination as they mimic activities they see every day, such as feeding their stuffed animal.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 2 Years - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Blocks allow children to think creatively; they can form the blocks together to make anything they want. Blocks also allow children to become problem solvers; the child must figure out how to place the blocks together to make the form they want. You can model your problem-solving skills by verbalizing your thought process, “I’m going to try to connect these blocks to make a tall giraffe”.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 2 Years - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chunky puzzles can help your little one improve their problem solving skills. You can model how to solve problems by verbalizing your thought process - “I wonder which way this puzzle piece goes?”. You also have opportunities to model turn-taking and vocabulary such as “big, little, in, on, above, below”.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.bellflowerspeech.com/blog/speaking-of-play-19-to-22-months</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-05-08</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 19-22 Months - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Play or real food - both can be ways to “play” with food and ease anxieties surrounding foods, for those picky eaters. I also love using models of words and phrases, “I like it”, “Stir, stir, stir”, and “You do it.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 19-22 Months - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Baby dolls allow your child to act out real-life, can offer a way to introduce toileting and vocabulary surrounding daily needs, e.g., “I’m hungry. I need a snack.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 19-22 Months - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Help your little one help you - and introduce early independence by letting your little one use a broom or duster. They can use the real thing or you may opt to purchase a set.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 19-22 Months - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Speaking of Play: 19-22 Months - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Reduce anxiety, introduce a community helper (such as doctor, dentist, surgeon, or vet), and give your child a way to learn how different tools work by playing with a doctor’s kit. Some models of language include, “Ouch!” and “I need help.” You also have opportunities for 1-2 step directions, “Take out the thermometer”, “Find the stethoscope and put it on”, “Get bear and give him a shot.”</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.bellflowerspeech.com/blog/speaking-of-play-17-to-19-months</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-04-15</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Wooden pretend food teaches vocabulary for types of foods, as well as actions like "cutting" and “eating”! Nom nom nom!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pretend food, toy phones, and playing dress-up are all excellent play ideas for your young toddler.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Give your child a chance to respond after you talk about the picture. Notice what they do. Did they smile at the picture? Acknowledge their responses.</image:caption>
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