“What’s this?” ," what does the dog do?", "How are you?"
Too often we tend to use instrumental communication when speaking to a young child or to a child we believe does not have enough language, especially with an ASD child.
Instrumental language comes from the word instrument. I am using my partner for communication as an instrument to ask permission from, to ask directions, to get specific information.
Using instrumental/static communication limit the child language to a much scripted, static communication.
When I am asking you what’s the time? I have specific intention and once I got what I want I have no need to continue and communicate.
However our goal is different, we want to develop real communication with our children, communication that will be used to share feelings, stories, emotions and thoughts. We want to invite our child to have this beautiful communication dance with us. For that to happen we have to increase the use of declarative language.
Declarative language is dynamic and unpredictable!
The framework is familiar ( we use words, sentences, structure) but the conversation that emerges in unpredictable. After all who can really predict what your partner to the conversation will say or how she will react to your words.
To put it in simple words when we use declarative language, we use statements, comments, open- ended questions. We invite our partner to add to the communication between us what they have or can give.
For example instead of asking “what is it?” and have our child answer a dog. – End of conversation.
We can say “oh look, a dog” and now we open a whole world of possible answers and possible directions for the communication between us.
Maybe a memory of a dog you saw yesterday
Maybe discussing the color of the dog
The neighbour’s dog... so many open possibilities and endless opportunities to continue with the communication.
Declarative language is one of the foundations of RDI; you cannot build a relationship without having declarative, dynamic communication.
I encourage you, wherever you are, in the next few days, when communicating with your child, stop and reflect; what kind of language are you using with your child? Do you keep it static and simple? Full of imperative and close ended questions?
Try to add more statements, to ask and state opinions, to ask questions that don’t have one right answer.
Invite your child for a dance.
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