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Activities for Auditory Skills
Be an active listener yourself. Pay attention
when your child speaks. Look him in the eye. Simplify your language. Speak slowly, shorten your comments, abbreviate your instructions, repeat what you said.. Reinforce verbal instructions with facial expressions, hand movements and body language Take the time to allow your child to respond to your words and express his thoughts. Don't rush him, don't interrupt and don't presure her to speak Reward his comments with nonverbal gestures such as smiles and hugs and with verbal encouragement, like *that's a great idea, let's try it.* If you only catch one word, encourage him to tell you more.., *Tell me more about the truck* If you don't catch any words, try encouraging him to say more with your gestures. Talk to your child while she eats, bathes, dresses, etc. Teach her nouns (sunglasses, casserole), body parts (thumb, buttocks), prepositions (around, through), adjectives (juicy, soapy), time (yesterday, later), categories (vegetables/ fruits, play clothes/ dressy clothes), verbs (zip/scrub), emotions (happy, sorry) Share your own thoughts. Model good speech and communication skills. Use rhythm and beat to improve your child's memory. Give directions using *piggyback* songs. Almost anything fits to twinkle twinkle little star or mary had a little lamb. *Now it's time to wash your face, brush your teeth, comb your hair, now it's time to put on your clothes, so start with your underwear.* Tell add a line stories where you begin with a line and take turns to complete the story Play fill in the rhyme.. A little bird lives in a tree, a little fish lives in the _______ Encourage your child to pantomime while listening to stories and poems or to music without words. Use finger plays like the itsy bitsy spider. Read to your child. Discuss the pictures in the books. -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. Outer Limits |
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