1. You are a first grade teacher. Explain the guidelines you will follow in working with the speech-language pathologist and other related support staff at your school.
• During all levels of early childhood education, it is important that a classroom teacher work with other specialists and children’s parents in a team approach to address the needs of children with communicative disorders. As a teacher, I would take different approaches in order to help these students. Sometimes children who are diagnosed as having mild speech or communication problems are placed in a “pull-out” program. In this approach, a child sees a speech–language pathologist for a specific time period during the day or week, depending on the severity of the speech problem. …show more content…
I would mention the difficulties I have noted in his son’s verbal fluency. I would discuss the options of a speech language pathologists and why this will help benefit his son. I would tell this parent that he can help his son by speaking with his son in an unhurried way, pausing frequently. He could also reduce the number of questions he asks his son and use facial expressions and other body language to convey to his son. Instead, he should ask his some questions that he can answer with only a few words. I would tell the parent to avoid telling the child to slow down, to start over, to think, or to take a deep breath because these requests indicate to the child that his speech is unacceptable and may increase his anxiety and dysfluencies.
5. Describe five techniques for enhancing language development among hearing impaired children.
• Five techniques for enhancing language development among hearing impaired children are as follows:
1. Always speak to the child in close proximity and face to face.
2. In large-group settings, such as story time or circle activities, place the child nearby so that he can see the pictures and hear more clearly.
3. Use gestures to accompany any directions or conceptual explanations.
4. Use gestures to elicit children’s attention during noisy activities or outdoor play.
5. Encourage the child to use the listening center, where earphones are used and the volume on the tape player can be adjusted to meet the child’s
• During all levels of early childhood education, it is important that a classroom teacher work with other specialists and children’s parents in a team approach to address the needs of children with communicative disorders. As a teacher, I would take different approaches in order to help these students. Sometimes children who are diagnosed as having mild speech or communication problems are placed in a “pull-out” program. In this approach, a child sees a speech–language pathologist for a specific time period during the day or week, depending on the severity of the speech problem. …show more content…
I would mention the difficulties I have noted in his son’s verbal fluency. I would discuss the options of a speech language pathologists and why this will help benefit his son. I would tell this parent that he can help his son by speaking with his son in an unhurried way, pausing frequently. He could also reduce the number of questions he asks his son and use facial expressions and other body language to convey to his son. Instead, he should ask his some questions that he can answer with only a few words. I would tell the parent to avoid telling the child to slow down, to start over, to think, or to take a deep breath because these requests indicate to the child that his speech is unacceptable and may increase his anxiety and dysfluencies.
5. Describe five techniques for enhancing language development among hearing impaired children.
• Five techniques for enhancing language development among hearing impaired children are as follows:
1. Always speak to the child in close proximity and face to face.
2. In large-group settings, such as story time or circle activities, place the child nearby so that he can see the pictures and hear more clearly.
3. Use gestures to accompany any directions or conceptual explanations.
4. Use gestures to elicit children’s attention during noisy activities or outdoor play.
5. Encourage the child to use the listening center, where earphones are used and the volume on the tape player can be adjusted to meet the child’s