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Expert Tips To Help Your Quiet Child Speak Up In School

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Expert Tips To Help Your Quiet Child Speak Up In School

We tell you how to identify the problem and find the solution

January 14, 2021

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First, it’s important to establish why your child is speaking quietly, says veteran educator Helen Marjan, who used to head Lorna Whiston Schools.

“Is it due to a physical reason, such as having weak vocal cords or a naturally quiet voice; a social reason, such as a lack of self-confidence, nervousness, or perhaps even being in a family situation where it is better to be seen and not heard; or her personality, which may be naturally quiet and reserved?”

She offers some ideas to help overcome this problem.

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Expert Tips To Help Your Quiet Child Speak Up In School
Read aloud
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Develop a love of books and enjoy reading aloud every day. Practise character voices – some loud, some soft. Have fun recording the reading and listening back to it together. Is your child’s voice projection consistent, or does it sometimes fade?

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Breathing exercises
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Show them how to breathe and speak from their abdomen, rather than their throat. Can they make their tummy go in and out?

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Proper posture
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Show your child how to lift up their chin slightly when they talk, so their voice doesn’t disappear into their chest.

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Practise
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Expose them to plenty of social situations where they can interact with others and practise using their voice.

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Make it fun
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Play with a set of telephones made from empty tin cans. This makes voice projection fun.

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Take classes
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Enrol your child for speech and drama classes, where specific voice projection and confidence building are the programme’s key focus.

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Encourage them
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Never compare or shame them in front of others – this will only make the problem worse.

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Seek professional help
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If their voice is really very soft and you suspect a physical issue, take them to see a speech therapist.

This article was first published in Young Parents. 

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