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Goal

As a child learns new and more complex types of functional play, he is not only learning new play skills, but is building the foundation for improved language development Through play, preschool children learn important social skills like paying attention to others and taking turns in interactions using gestures, actions, sounds or words. The goal is that the preschooler will increase meaningful interactions in the classroom and increase communication skills. When a child’s play skills are not developing as expected, opportunities for learning are limited. Children with Autism and other social communication difficulties need help with play so they can develop the many skills that grow from everyday play experiences. 

 

Category

Other -  

 

What will be done with my students

Language and Literacy- Listening and Understanding:
2. Increases knowledge through listening

Benchmark a.
Responds to an adult's simple questions about what is being learned
Benchmark b.
Participates in simple conversations
Benchmark c.
Identifies specific sounds, such as animal sounds and environmental sounds.

Language and Literacy- Conversation
Children may...
• -word phrases, perhaps alternating between using their home language and English (e.g., “All gone,” “Go bye-bye”).
• Imitate the flow Ask and re-ask many questions.
• Use two of conversations as they talk with people or during pretend play.
• Repeat themselves or try different approaches until someone responds to them.

Educators may...
• Expand on children’s words (e.g., if child says “car,” adult responds by saying, “You’re right! That is a big red car.”).
• Read to children every day while finding books with large pictures and one or two words or a simple phrase or sentence on each page and name and describe the pictures.
• Provide interesting 

 

Benefits to my students

Students will learn how to communicate in a natural play setting with interactive toys during therapy sessions within their PreK classroom. By utilizing integrated therapy, the classroom teacher and paraprofessionals will be trained on how to encourage communication attempts and how to model effective communication in a natural environment. Visual supports will be utilized as well as a support and to meet the needs of non-verbal children. By using toys and manipulatives that will need assistance from an adult, the child will be making requests for items (e.g. “open bubbles”, “make it go” -wind up toys, “I want –“ to request items from clear bins). The bins will be rotated through the six PreK classrooms. 

 

Budget Narrative

Clear containers will need to be purchased to encourage the child to request the item they can see, but cannot access on their own so they will be encouraged to make a request. Items will be interactive (bubbles, puzzles, wind up toys, puppets, baby dolls and accessories, train and track, etc.)  

 

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