How do I help my child to improve receptive language and working memory?

[Tash45]

Hi

I am wondering if anyone has experience with receptive language and working memory issues. DD receives support at school but it is little and inconsistent. I fell as she grows up things are going to get harder for her if she is not given appropriate support? I am wondering whether we should pay for a private Speech and Language Therapist?

Also, are there any resources /techniques to help with working memory and receptive language that we can use at home. She is in year 5

Any advice would be appreciated.

hi @Tash45, my daughter's receptive language is behind than her expressive. I got advice and resources from our SLT and we are working towards her working memory and her reasoning capabilities.

She is 4.5 year old so things which i am suggesting below is more targeted towards her age group.

1. We play memory card games and shopping list game.
2. We do lots of why and how questions when we are reading books. Things like why do you think this thing happened and how X thing is different from Y or Why do you think X is similar to Y.
3. We play lots of 3 and 4 piece instruction games.

I know the above techniques are more for younger age group. But the overall idea is give them things like puzzles, problem solving exercises which helps with working memory and scaffold the conversations which helps them to stay on topic.