6.213 LANGUAGE: Make Meaning: Accept meaning of any gesture
Release Date: 03/19/2020
episode 1.233 - 4:1:20, 9.09 PM
The Interaction Coach
This activity gives your child a chance to play independently with markers or crayons in a controlled space.
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6.232 LITERACY: Writing: Paint with water
The Interaction Coach
Painting is fun. It’s another way to practice holding a writing tool and using eye-hand coordination.
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6.231 LITERACY: Writing: Practice pincer grip
The Interaction Coach
At this level your child will develop a pincer grip with index finger and thumb, move arm across midline and scribble with a variety of writing tools.
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6.230 LITERACY: Reading: Quit before the interest is gone
The Interaction Coach
By the end of this level, your child should look at books with you for at least 5 minutes. They need to learn that time with books is pleasant. The trick is to be done before your child starts squirming away.
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6.229 LANGUAGE: Literacy: Encourage independent reading
The Interaction Coach
Children at this level like to look at books on their own. If it’s one you’ve read with them, they will look for favorite pictures or turn pages back and forth. You might hear them talking out loud as if they are reading.
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6.228 LANGUAGE: Use Speech: Accept any pronunciation
The Interaction Coach
Children at this level are not able to use all the speech sounds. We want your child to learn that their speech is effective. Don’t make them try to repeat the word “better.” Focusing on articulation is for later, after they are communicating more.
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6.227 LANGUAGE: Use Speech: Model “What’s that?”
The Interaction Coach
Asking for information is an important function of communication. When you model the question and then the answer, they learn they can go to you to get information.
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6.226 LANGUAGE: Use Speech: Model word when child is watching face
The Interaction Coach
When your child is interested in something, they are more likely to want to talk about it. They will be interested in the word you use to label it.
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6.225 LANGUAGE: Use Speech: Blow on objects
The Interaction Coach
Your child is learning how to coordinate their movements in more precise ways. For speech, they need to coordinate all the muscles from their chest up to their mouth. They need to control air flow from their lungs, turn their voice on and off, and move their tongue to many places in their mouth.
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6.224 LANGUAGE: Use Speech: Model sound effects
The Interaction Coach
When your child uses animal or car sounds, they’re expressing a meaning. You understand what they’re talking about. That’s communication.
info_outlineThere’s a big difference between language and speech. Speech is only the way we use our mouth to say words. Language is how we express many different meanings for many different social reasons. Language includes words and the grammar that makes sentences. Language is how we understand the world and express our ideas and feelings. They can express these ideas using gestures, speech or pointing to a picture or symbol.
By the end of this Level, your child should express 16 meanings with 16 gestures. Your child needs to learn the power of communication and how they can use it to get the result they want. When you consistently respond to their meaning, you are reinforcing their use of language. Reinforcement strengthens the skill, as they are more likely to use it in the future.
Today’s activity: When your child uses a gesture or sound in a consistent way, always respond to the meaning you think they intend. Model gestures or signs frequently to give lots of examples of what they mean and when to use them.
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