“Expansion and Extension“ is another strategy you can use at home with your child to develop their use of spoken language. If your child is using single words, short phrases or sentences, the use of this technique can encourage them to use longer phases/sentences and more complex vocabulary.
Children learn language through overhearing the language used around them, and then they use that language in their play. However for a child with a hearing loss, hearing from a distance and when there is background noise is more difficult, and so they might not hear other people’s conversations as clearly. By encouraging your child’s pretend play skills, you will help to develop their language skills, social skills and theory of mind.
The best rehab activities are the ones that are fun too! In this special guest post, Emma Burton from Auditory Verbal UK shows how you can teach basic math vocabulary to your child with a cochlear implant—and have fun baking together at the same time. Auditory Verbal UK is also currently the focus of the
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