Communication in Early Intervention
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Motor problems in children often co-occur with communication problems. Up to 81% of children with mild to moderate functional mobility limitations are diagnosed with communication problems. This article will discuss how and why the child communicates, analyse parents' behaviour and communication style. Additionally, the article will offer basic communication strategies the parents can immediately utilise in everyday routines.
Identifying Parent and Child Communication Styles[edit | edit source]
Identifying How Children Communicate[edit | edit source]
Children have different communication strategies starting from infancy to the age when they become verbal.
Infancy[edit | edit source]
- Non-verbal communication
- eye-gaze
- smile
- pointing,
- some noises that they might make,
- grabbing
- crying
- Stimulus–response relations
- gazes at the mother to search for cues
- critical for an infant learning gestural communication
Stages of Communication[edit | edit source]
Teaching How to Observe, Wait and Listen[edit | edit source]
Following the child’s lead[edit | edit source]
Building on Child Communication Strategy[edit | edit source]
Using play, books and music for interaction[edit | edit source]
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