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Suggestions for a Pre-School Teacher who has a Child with a Speech-Language Delay or Disorder in Class
1. Send home pictures of the activity centers, the children in the class, and the teachers, so the child can be more specific about what he or she did during the day. 2. Recognize the child's strengths! 3. Teach the child some signs to use in the classroom for things he or she needs to communicate immediately (example: It's mine!) This would be beneficial to the other students as well, and will help to head off behavioral or peer interaction problems. Look into the PECS system or other augmentative communication to utilize to help build expressive language capability, longer and more complex sentences, etc 4. If the child has a private SLP, work collaboratively with him or her by e-mail or phone, so that everyone working with the child is on the same "page". For example: ask which target sounds to practice during the day, repetitively. 5. Do not put a child with a communication disorder "on the spot" with speech. 6. Increase the child's 'free time' on computer programs and introduce him/her to age appropriate games and even ones that challenge him/her. A 3-year-old who has no apparent cognitive or fine motor problems is likely to enjoy some of the kids' software, and s/he can control what it does without having to make his/her wishes understood verbally. 7. Have a daily communication book that records what the child did at school. Anyone who cares for, or teaches the child, can write in this book. Be specific about the activities you do with the child during the day. Include photos, etc. If something memorable happens at school, make a note of it in the communication book so that the parents can converse with the child about the event (or so that the child, when s/he relays the event to his/her parents, will be more likely to be understood, because the parent has been prepared through your note). Examples of events that young children talk about at home: having a substitute teacher, going on a field trip, an unusual occurrence like another child having a bloody nose. 8. Avoid holding the rest of his/her education back to the level of his/her speech. Work around it as best you can. For example, ask the child to "pick the green one" instead of having him/her tell you what color something is, etc. 10. Work one on one with the child as much as possible. Repetition of successful speech is very helpful for children with communication disorders. |
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Speechville Express is a resource for families, educators, and medical professionals, offering information about language development in children, helping those who care for toddlers and young children who are late talkers, and connecting you with others who have been down this road. Language disorders and communication impairments included are apraxia, stuttering, pervasive developmental disorder, dysarthria, and aphasia, among others.
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