After each therapy session you can give the corresponding booklet to the parent/carer. Alternatively they can download the booklet from the materials section, to save printing!

It’s important to remind parents/carers that they don't need to demand spoken sentences from their child. Children will benefit just from listening to their parent/carer talking about what is happening in each of the pictures. There are instructions for parents on the parents section of this training site.

How the homework should be carried out:

• The parent/carer should say “Let’s have a look at some picture together!”
• The adult points to each picture one by one, leaving a short pause in case the child wants to describe the picture. If the child doesn’t say anything, then the adult should read aloud the sentence.
• Remind the adult that they should not ask the child to repeat the spoken sentences after them.
• Remind the adult that they should praise any and all attempts (eg. Single words) the child offers, but then say the full spoken sentence for the child to hear.
• The homework shouldn’t be taking more than 10 minutes. If the child loses interest, parents can attempt the homework the next day.