How to Teach Child to Speak With Confidence

While some children are nonstop talkers, this is not the case for all children. Many children are shy and are not outspoken at all. Fear of making mistakes, not having enough to talk about, or being nervous about being made fun of are all legitimate reasons why some children do not speak with confidence. Follow these steps to help your child speak with confidence.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Play word games with the child. Increasing the child's vocabulary is just one way to help him speak with confidence. If your child is able to quickly retrieve words from his own vocabulary, he will have an easier time speaking with both adults and children.

2. Encourage the student to attend book talks or book discussion groups. If the she enjoys reading, she will be able to understand what is being talked about at a book talk. She has opinions to convey and it is your job to help her voice them.

3. Listen to your child and make him feel important about what he is speaking about. Sometimes adults just pass off what children say as being unimportant. Children's voices need to be heard. In order to teach a child to speak with confidence, he must know that what he says is heartfelt to important adults in his life.

4. Read with the child and have her predict different outcomes to the story. This activity not only promotes higher-level thinking, but it engages the child in meaningful conversation.

5. Bring the child to various lectures about something he is interested in. When the student sees someone interesting talking, he may become motivated to be able to speak like this lecturer.

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