Parent Observation Guides: Noticing Your Child’s Communication

These Parent Observation Guides are designed to help parents notice and understand their child’s communication in everyday life.

They can be used to:

• notice how and why your child is communicating

• think about what your child might mean

• reflect on the different reasons children communicate

Many parents find that writing things down helps patterns become clearer over time. These guides offer a simple structure for that, and provide an ideal information-gathering tool for speech and language therapists.

This bundle includes three printable resources:

- How and why your child communicates (A3): looking for patterns in communication

- What does your child use words for? (A4): noticing different communication purposes

- What might your child mean? (A4): thinking about the meaning behind words or actions

Format: printable PDFs (one A3, two A4). Each guide is designed to be printed double-sided, with a recording grid or table on one side and examples or guidance on the other.

Suitable for parents, carers, and professionals supporting families.

If you’re a professional using this resource within your work:

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You’re very welcome to print this resource and share it with families you work with.

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