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Early Communication: A Natural Approach. Communication is central to all areas of development. We, therefore, have to nurture a ‘ Communication Culture ’ around our children very early in life.
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Communication is central to all areas of development. We, therefore, have to nurture a ‘Communication Culture’ around our children very early in life.
The Power of Play: Play gives a child with multiple challenges reasons to come out of his isolation, to touch and be touched, to hold hands, to smile when we say, “Good job!” and so on
The topic or medium of play can be anything and everything that works – anything that generates some interest and allows us to laugh and have some fun together
Play facilitates development of pre-verbal communication. It provides a chance to: • develop an imitative interaction • develop anticipation • ask for more of a game or action • make choices • initiate a game • learn to wait for others’ turns • Play also helps children develop numerous concepts
Songs and rhymes – simple home-made songs – have a great role to play
Jonathan Sarkar (Montu) • Joined the program at the age of 2 years 5 months • Current age is 3 years 8 months • Was born prematurely (26 weeks) and his birth weight was 800 gms. • Cause of blindness – ROP • Current status – stage v of Retinal Detachment • Other challenges – Delayed motor and speech and language milestones
The Journey Begins…