The important thing about working with children who pay little attention, that their eye contact is poor and / or that their diagnosis is already autism, they must take into account the use of activities that they already like, so that this turns out to be better. Adapting always costs, but gradually adapting to change to improve your condition is everyday work.
Progressive improvement of attention and language in children through strategies
It is important that the child is integrated, that the reproduction of sounds is carried out by the adult. Thus promoting simple language, where the child can repeat and perform actions.
Activity to stimulate language with "Legos".
In this particular activity, three options will be given (03), so that the children feel motivated and attracted.
- Match them by color.
- Match them by size.
- Training of stacking and joining them together.
Children always want to do these kinds of activities on their own, that's fine, just teach them or give them, for example, the three types of learning that they want to teach them.
Many children complain at the time of the activity because it is not performed as they would like or what they expect; Low tolerance for frustration is common.
They are activities that require that they be carried out day after day, so that understanding and learning are generated.
It is important to respect the children's processes, if they get angry the activity stops so as not to overwhelm them. When the anger subsides, the adult can just do the act for the child to see and be motivated.
In these activities the vocabulary is learned, as the use of colors is built, separated, how the child learns to manipulate. Through this, it is when we are repeating words and sounds referring to the subject in question.
Repeating the colors while building is very motivating, the children will also be able to pronounce when they pick up the piece to assemble.
Counting the number of pieces is also a good stimulant, so much can be in the usual practices that we fall short before the many strategic activities for the stimulation of language.
Observation: it is important to do the repetitions slowly, and the adult should limit himself to counting, for example, from (03) three to (03) three number, according to the child's level of learning and training.
The adult must go along with the level in which the child is, remember that it is a process for learning, attention, and pronunciation. All strategies are helpful, we just need to find a way to make them attractive to the child.
Making transmissions with sounds that are not words, also works when it comes to strategies, the child learns through imitation, let's teach him how to do it.
