Expand phrases and sentences using child's words (content words you can see when you close your eyes such as hippo, book, Kayla, tree, house. 64 Dr. Tudor's function words to, a, the you cannot see when you close your eyes.
I am here. With content words expand the phrase: I am here with a book.This is it. This is it for the last time Kayla.Is this it? Kayla, is this it?Are you here? Are you here at Kayla's house?They are here They are there at Kayla's house with us.
FOLLOWING ABOVE EXAMPLE have your child expand all the below sentences with additional words of their own creation: Are they here?Those are mine.Whose are those?They are his.Those are hers.I was there.Were you there?They were there for you.Are you there for me?I am there for all of you.That is it.Those are theirs.Whose are those?Might I have it?I would if I could.Ours are not yours.Whose are they then?When should I be there?Be there then when you could.
Note to Helpers: CREATE 20 plus new short sentences adding a CONTENT word to 64 words being used and practice by this exercise.