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Light Up Language with Homophones, Homonyms, and Homographs

Light Up Language with Homophones, Homonyms, and Homographs

Written and spoken language can be ambiguous, including homophones, homonyms, homographs, some complex sentences, and “garden path” sentences. In this video blog, David looks at ambiguous language, summarises some of the research on why children with language disorders have particular difficulties resolving ambiguities, and provides some evidence-based strategies to help.  Related videos and articles:

Light Up Language with Analogies

Light Up Language with Analogies

Analogical reasoning is important for school and life success. In this video blog, David talks about analogies, the complicated relationship between language development and analogical reasoning, and gives some examples of different kinds of verbal analogies. This 18-minute video blog, is part of a new series we’re producing on higher level language skills for school-aged…

Light Up Language with Similes and Metaphors

Light Up Language with Similes and Metaphors

Understanding similes and metaphors is an important higher level language skill for school, work and social success. It’s also something that many school-age children struggle with, including some children with language disorders, some children with Autism Spectrum disorder and some youngster children who are learning English as an additional language.   In this video blog,…

5 evidence-based tips to help young children with language difficulties learn tricky grammar patterns
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5 evidence-based tips to help young children with language difficulties learn tricky grammar patterns

The big picture: Lots of children, 4-8 years of age, with language and learning disorders, delays or difficulties have problems with -ed (e.g. “He kicked”), -s (e.g. “She kicks”), -ing (e.g. “They are kicking”), and do/does questions (e.g. “Does she kick?”; “Do they kick?”).  Why it matters: Grammar difficulties like these can hamper a child’s…