How to Help Non-Speaking Children in the Early Years : Supporting Communication through Joy and Connection (Paperback)

· 제목 : How to Help Non-Speaking Children in the Early Years : Supporting Communication through Joy and Connection (Paperback) 
· 분류 : 외국도서 > 교육/자료 > 교육 > 초등교육
· ISBN : 9781032295190
· 쪽수 : 122쪽
· 출판일 : 2024-12-02

CHAPTER 1.? What this guide is and how it can help you.

?????? What we’re aiming for (Help them learn it’s worth the effort)

?????? Stop doing, start noticing (this is the hardest part)

?????? What to expect from this book

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CHAPTER 2.? Expand your definition of communication.

?????? Speech, language and communication

?????? Talking isn’t everything

?????? Always respond

?????? Understand why we bother

?????? Look out for opportunities

?????? Understand what’s going on behind the scenes

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CHAPTER 3.? Build relationships.

?????? Include everyone from the beginning

?????? Aim for a flat hierarchy

?????? Practise active listening

?????? Avoid fix-it mode

?????? Stay out of judgement

?????? Regulate to communicate

?????? Realise our shared humanity

?????? ‘Celebrate with me’

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CHAPTER 4.? Start from strength.

?????? Tell a story of hope

?????? Describe what the child can do

?????? Shift your language from disorder to difference

?????? Consider needs, not problems

?????? Trust in capacity

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CHAPTER 5.? Let the child lead.

?????? Tune in to the child’s point of interest

?????? Give it space

?????? Look for the invitations

?????? Directing vs. Responding

?????? Give attention to get attention

?????? Solutions for when it’s hard:

????????????? Allow it to look like ‘nothing’

????????????? Regulate to communicate

????????????? Allow the play to look unexpected

????????????? Avoid the toy trap

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CHAPTER 6.? Choose your focus.

????????????? Decide what’s important

????????????? A note on mindfulness

????????????? Understand where the child’s at

????????????? Write goals for the adults, not the child

????????????? Write SCRUFFY goals

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CHAPTER 7. A strategies list

?????? Allow yourself to do less

?????? Embrace the awkward silence

?????? Reflect the child

?????? Pay attention to the details

?????? Play with words

?????? Use big gestures

?????? Make your phrases sing

?????? Use sound effects

?????? Give, don’t quiz

?????? Make it easy

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CHAPTER 8.? Keep going.

?????? Imagine something different

?????? We’re in the business of relationships

?????? The simple version

?????? Share with others

?????? Choose one thing

?????? Stick with it

?????? Embrace everything

?????? It’s all in the noticing

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Useful links

Bibliography

Index