Here is some information about how children's communication skills usually develop by the age of 4. Below are some activity suggestions to encourage communication from 4 years. Use the language that you are most familiar and comfortable with.
If you would like to look at anything in more detail, this listing of references [1] might be a good starting point.
The content on this page has been produced in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and adapted from Much more than words | Manuka takoto, kawea ake (2014) (PDF, 565KB) [2]
This page last reviewed 17 November 2020.
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[1] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/communication-development-references
[2] http://seonline.tki.org.nz/content/download/758/3925/file/MOEMuchMoreThanWordsV2.pdf
[3] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/node/1898?language=ko
[4] https://www.education.govt.nz/our-work/contact-us/regional-ministry-contacts/
[5] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/node/1584?language=ko
[6] https://seonline.tki.org.nz/content/download/758/3925/file/MOEMuchMoreThanWordsV2.pdf
[7] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/contact?from=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kidshealth.org.nz%2Fprint%2F1897%3Flanguage%3Dko