This, in turn, should help to improve self-monitoring, to appreciate the importance of effective listening, and to make the child a better communicator. Verbally bombard the child. Most children are reared in a sufficiently verbal atmosphere, but there may be times when you could take better advantage of situations in which verbal bombardment might be very effective. When a child is carefully watching or listening to you, take advantage of the attentiveness by selecting words to use. Use them repetitiously.
Few people learn a word after having heard or used it only once.
After the child is verbally bombarded with a particular word, allow ample time for a response. Verbal bombardment is important in preventing communicative disorders or in helping a child with limited communicative development, but it should not be provided indiscriminately or without sufficient repetition. There are good times and bad times for practicing verbal bombardment. Discourage others from talking for the child. Nothing is more frustrating than to have someone talk for you.