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Elklan. Speech and Language Support for 3-5s%u00a9 Elklan Training Limited 2023 176S88.10.0 LINKING WITH FAMILIES(Slide 257)%u2022 Planning to support play within the setting needs discussion with families. %u2022 Following interests the child has/uses at home is a good place to start. %u2022 Planning to support play at home also needs discussion with families. If you are not already doing these try and consider:(Slide 258)%u2022 Providing opportunities for parents to play in the setting. Try to watch as they play and support all the positive interaction you observe.%u2022 Organising home-setting resource borrowing supports play at home and can help parents to access a wider range of appropriate play materials.%u2022 Sharing information about local opportunities e.g. toy libraries.%u2022 Asking about, understanding and planning around cultural influences at home. %u2022 Ensuring that parents understand and value the impact that being a responsive, interactive partner, for just a few minutes a day, whilst playing, can have a really positive impact on their child%u2019s speech, language and communication.