One of the issues that worries parents is the acquisition of oral language. Each child is different: some start super early and others take a little longer. And when it costs our son more than the children around him, fear enters us. To help you improve your way of communication we have at our disposal some very fun games. Let's see some games to develop oral language in children.
We already know that children learn in the best way by playing, and to help them develop oral language it was not going to be otherwise. We can have a fun time with the family, while the children also learn and develop their skills. If you have doubts about whether your child has a speech delay, do not hesitate to tell your pediatrician. We leave you the article "When is it normal for a child to learn to speak?" so you have more information about it. There we explain the differences between delay in speech development and delay in language.
Games to develop oral language in children
- Simon says. The mythical game par excellence that we all know. It is a very fun game to play with children. One person plays the role of Simon and will have to say orders to others that begin with "Simon says ...". The other participants must follow the orders correctly or else they will be eliminated. The person who wins will be the new Simon. You can adapt the orders to the ages of the children. In addition to promote the use of oral language, facilitate the learning of new vocabulary and improve the understanding of simple commands and their listening skills.
- Who is who. Also a mythical game where they exist. Through descriptive questions we must cross out suspected suspects until we discover who is the culprit. Helps improve attention, oral language, active listening and vocabulary.
- I see I see. Who has not played “I see” with their family while they went on a trip? I have played thousands of times with my parents and we were never bored. It consists of one of the participants having to think of an object, animal or person, and others must ask questions until they guess what it is about. You can only answer yes or no, and the person who wins is the person who will go on to think about the next puzzle. It is a simple game that we can do anywhere so that children do not get bored and have fun.
- Tongue twister. A classic. Who has never said a tongue twister? They are fun and put our diction and memorization to the test. You can go teaching him some simple ones and then complicate them.
- Taboo. The famous game where the whole family can play. It consists in that one of the participants chooses a card where a word appears, and has to give clues to the others to get it right. The difficulty is that certain words that are taboo cannot be used. This game allows you to develop relationships between words, find synonyms, active listening, stimulates language and creativity.
- Sing songs. There is no better way to learn than through repetitions. Thanks to the songs we can repeat the same text over and over with catchy music. In addition, many of the songs for children have a choreography that they can also learn. Children memorize it quickly and want to sing it. This encourages memorization, coordination, and use of language.
- Read tales. Thanks to the stories they learn more about the world around them, they see characters who go through similar situations and they learn values. Also with these stories they learn vocabulary, which improves their oral expression. Here you have the 20 best stories for children 0-3 years, and the 20 best stories for 3-6 year olds.
Because remember ... skills can be developed from a very young age thanks to fun games like these.