How to Improve Your Child’s Comprehension using their favourite DVDs

This week’s video tip is self explanatory really.

Again, this is another strategy I use regularly with my private clients that can work quite nicely.

Particularly suitable for higher functioning children with autism (typically 3-6 years old) who are up to the stage where they ‘get’ the basic meaning of situations, but who are then challenged by real life situations where they are required to interpret the complex feelings and thoughts of other people through their words, facial expressions, gestures and tone of voice, then put all of that information together to really understand a deeper meaning of a particular situation.

If this sounds like your child, then you could really benefit from this.

You’ll have no problems doing this at home with your child and all you’ll need are a few of their favourite DVDs

Running time : 15 mins

Brief Overview

1. When is the right stage to introduce DVDs as a tool for building comprehension with your child
2. Why DVDs are such a great tool for doing this, compared to books and other resources.
3. Why it’s so important to choose DVDs that are ‘pitched’ at the right level for your child’s development.
4. How to use both familiar and unfamiliar DVDs with your child to maximum effect
5. To finish off, some insider tips to help you get the most out of this technique.

Question Time

If you have any questions or stories to share about this particular technique please leave me your comments below.

Monique

P.S: If your child isn’t quite up to this stage but you would like to learn more about building them towards piecing together all of the information in DVDs, there are SO MANY other visual strategies you can use. Please take a look at DVD 7 from my Autism Essentials Training Program. It goes for over 2 hours and covers virtually all of the other visual strategies you can use. http://www.autism-essentials.com/shop/products/Volumes-6%2C-7-%252d-Learn-Part-1-and-2.html

Other articles by Monique:

• Help! My child finds it hard to concentrate
• Nutty therapy idea that worked!
  Help improve the attention span of your child with autism
• Maximise Your Child’s Learning With Visuals