
Having Fun with Words – English
9/25/2019 | 1m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
This video shows how parents and caregivers can build their children’s language skills.
This video talks about how parents and caregivers can help build their children’s language skills through storytelling, talking, singing, playing rhyming games, as well as by pointing out and discussing things throughout the day.
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Parenting Minutes is a production of The WNET Group. ©2016- 2021 THIRTEEN Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved. Major funding for Parenting Minutes has been provided by the Corporation for Public...

Having Fun with Words – English
9/25/2019 | 1m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
This video talks about how parents and caregivers can help build their children’s language skills through storytelling, talking, singing, playing rhyming games, as well as by pointing out and discussing things throughout the day.
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Mom with girl: Once upon a time-- Tell stories and talk to your little ones.
This will help them learn new words.
Mom with boy: Remember what happened?
Boy: Yeah!
Woman singing to baby Sing songs with your kids.
Singing will help strengthen their memory and listening skills.
Mom and boy sing Man reads to boy: I do not like them here or there, I do not like them anywhere.
Read rhymes and play rhyming games with your children.
Rhyming will help them learn the sounds of different words.
When you're around town, point things out and say what they are out loud.
Mom: What does the red hand mean?
Girl: Stop.
Mom with baby: What did we do yesterday?
Weave language into your day any way you can.
Family: All through the town!
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