Martine van der Pluijm

121 How can teachers build partnerships? STEP 7: Teachers support parents to expand their children’s language Behavior Definition Stimulating parents to expand their children’s language Frequency of teacher behavior to explain how parents can expand their children’s oral language. Frequency of teacher behavior to explain and model strategies to extend children’s sentences. Frequency of teacher behavior to explain and model the use of questions about children’s experiences and opinions and to use decontextualized speech.