One of four packets designed to help day care providers work with handicapped children and their parents, the booklet describes a workshop aimed at stimulating children's language. The workshop centers on the Preschool Group Evaluation Checklist which assesses the following factors in group language experience: role of the adult (verbal interaction, materials, philosophy); role of children (teacher expectations, children's developmental needs); structure of space; structure of time (daily routine, planned transition time); and toys and equipment (imaginative play and age appropriateness). Guidelines are provided about interaction; listening skills (including active listening); expanding, modeling, and asking open ended questions; understanding and assessing the cognitive prerequisites of language; and assessing speech sound production and language use. Among resource materials provided are questions regarding the structure of space, toys, and equipment. A manual developed by the Washington County Preschool Project presents suggestions for activities (including auditory, visual and tactile reception; visual discrimination; and auditory association) to stimulate preschool children's language development. (CL)