The Power of Play: Supporting Language Development Through Everyday Interactions

Play is one of the most natural and meaningful ways children learn to communicate. In this webinar, Carla Eddo, Speech and Language Therapist, will explore how everyday play-based interactions can support children’s language development, communication skills, vocabulary growth, social interaction, problem-solving, and overall developmental progress. Parents will gain practical, evidence-based strategies that can be easily used during daily routines and play activities at home.

Objectives

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the connection between play and language development, including how play supports vocabulary, listening, thinking, and communication skills.
2. Recognise how everyday interactions can create natural opportunities for language learning, social communication, and meaningful engagement.
3. Learn practical strategies to support children’s communication through play, daily routines, and parent-child interactions at home.

What You Will Learn

Language Through Play
How play creates natural opportunities for children to listen, understand, use words, and express their ideas in meaningful ways.

Everyday Language Strategies
Simple, practical techniques parents can use during daily routines, shared activities, and play to encourage communication.

Vocabulary Growth
How to help children learn and use new words through repetition, modelling, choices, and everyday conversations.

Social Communication Skills
Ways to support children in taking turns, making eye contact, sharing ideas, responding to others, and engaging in back-and-forth interactions.

Cognitive and Creative Growth
How play supports thinking skills, imagination, attention, memory, and creativity as children explore and learn.

Problem-Solving Skills
How guided play can help children develop flexible thinking, decision-making, and confidence in solving everyday challenges.

About the Speaker

Carla Eddo is a Speech and Language Therapist at The Developing Child Centre with over 14 years of experience in pediatric and school-based settings in Lebanon and the UAE. She supports children with a range of communication and language needs, including autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, articulation and phonological difficulties, language delays, and learning challenges.

Carla provides assessment and therapy in Arabic, English, and French. She is also trained in the Lidcombe Program, Functional Swallowing Therapy, Dysorthography Therapy, and the Hanen Program for parent training. At TDCC, she works closely with families and multidisciplinary teams to provide individualized, evidence-based support for each child’s communication development.

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