Hi, I'm hoping that someone can offer some guidance about my DD, who is very verbal at home but won't/can't speak at nursery, which she attends full-time. She was 2 in May and moved up to the 2-3 age room shortly after her birthday. When she was in the baby room, it was clear to me that she spoke less there than at home, but I didn't think much of it. But since moving up, she has stopped speaking to the staff at all. It's definitely not a language or understanding issue as her speech at home is excellent: she speaks in long sentences, uses different tenses correctly and has a wide vocabulary - she never stops talking and can hold a conversation very well. But at nursery she won't even whisper to the staff to tell them what age wants for breakfast. They say that they often catch her talking to herself when she's playing (which she also does at home) and when I collect her she immediately becomes chatty. And although she doesn't speak there, her speech has definitely become more sophisticated over the last couple of months, so she is picking up something there.
The nursery are about to start 121 sessions with her to help her feel more confident there. I've suggested some of the games we play at home to see if that helps. Does anyone have experience of what approaches are likely to be helpful? At this point I just want her to be able to communicate her basic needs while she's there, particularly as we are potty training her.