ACTIVITY |
GOAL |
Sound Awareness
Present a variety of objects in a structured
situation:
- demonstrate which objects make sound and which
objects do not
- let the children see and feel (if
vibrating ) which objects make sound
Present objects
making sound in their natural environment
Label objects
which make sound in the environment.
Label objects
that are loud and quiet
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Introduce concept that some objects make sound
in the environment and some do not
Introduce concept of loud and quiet |
Caused/Effect
Present sound (drum, clapping, voice, music)
to cause:
- a toy to move (
some toys are sound activated or you can move toy
in response to the sound)
- a doll or person to wake up
- a light to appear
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Introduce concept that sound can cause something
to happen
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Moving to Sound
Present sound (music, drum, clapping) while
child is seated on adult's lap. Have adult bounce
the child for as long as the sound is on and stop
bouncing when the sound stops.
Variation: beat a drum fast or slow. Bounce
the child to the beat of the drum
Note: Encourage use
of the words stop and more via sign/ speechreading/
listening appropriate for each child's language
level/goal during this activity. |
Exposure to sound awareness
Exposure to fast/slow
Attach language more/stop to a sound based activity
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Sound/Vibration
Introduce vibrotactile stimulator (specialized
equipment that vibrates in reaction to voice)
encourage children to:
- feel vibration of sounds
- use their voice to feel vibration
- watch beans/colored candy/sand move on a paper
plate in response to voice
- sing or hum to a young child while holding them
against your chest
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Encourage voicing
Understand on/off nature of sound
Develop awareness that you can Feel some sounds
Develop awareness that some sounds make things
move
Provide comfort and stimulation through vibration |
Non-verbal Communication
Demonstrate and have children imitate a variety
of :
- facial expressions
- body movements
- mouth movements
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Exposure to concept that information can be
obtained on the face/lips/body
Encourage children to look to the face for information
Encourage eye contact
Encourage basic skills necessary for communication
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Animal Sounds
Introduce children to a variety of animal puppets
related to animals that make sound. Imitate the
sounds that the animals make.
- Expose child to puppets coupled with their accompanying
sound.
- Using
two puppets, provide the sound for each puppet
while holding up the puppet. Next, make one of the
animal sounds. See if child will turn or point to
the puppet coupled with that sound. Choose animals
with sounds that differ significantly (i.e. moooooooo
vs woof woof woof)
- Encourage child to imitate sounds coupled with
the puppets
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Introduce child to beginning activity to associate
sound to a specific object.
Assist in determinating
if child is beginning to differentiate between sounds
Encourage child to begin to imitate sounds
Encourage
vocal play |
Peek-A-Boo
Play "peek-a-boo" game. Encourage
child to look at your mouth while saying "peek-a-boo."
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Stimulate laughing
Encourage child to look to the lips for communication
information
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Computer Program
Provide opportunities for child to interact
with IBM Speechviewer program on the computer.
Expose children to activities that stimulate their
use of voice in a variety of ways using visually
motivating reinforcement.
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Work on skills related to:
- use of voicing
- monitoring of pitch
- monitoring of loud/quiet
- specific sound production
- other specified skills
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Blowing/Breath Control
Demonstrate and encourage blowing using a variety
of materials (bubbles, windmill, feather, cotton
on string, etc...) |
Encourage breath control needed for speech development
Begin to imitate mouth movements |
Instruments
Introduce child to a variety of musical instruments.
Have
child make their own drums, horns, guitars, rattles,
etc. |
Expose to concept that instruments make noise
Music enjoyment |
| Music
Introduce child to music using audio tapes.
- have
the child feel the speakers of the tape recorder
to know when the music is on/off
- place a beach
ball or balloon on the speaker. Have the child
feel the balloon/ball as the music is on/off.
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Music enjoyment
Exposure to the vibrotactile nature
of sound
Exposure to on/off nature of sound |
Vocal Play
Introduce and encourage
child to use sounds that occur in natural play with
toys. Examples:
- 'vrrooom' for a car/truck
- 'weeeeeee' when sliding
- 'uh oh' when tower falls
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Encourage use of voicing in natural play situations. |
Mouth Movements
Introduce variety of objects and action words.
Introduce mouth movements associated with these
objects and actions.
- Say the name of the object. Have child put
object in can, box
- "Weeeeeee" when sliding
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Introduce child to concept that language occurs
on the lips
Help child begin to lipread a few words
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