Here is another example:
Now let’s
pull the
mud...
...and poke it...
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...then push it.
Tobar’s brother is using words to describe a game that Tobar likes to play.
Talk about things
you do and about
everyday objects.
Now give me
your other
hand.
If you use the words for body
parts and common objects
over and over in your everyday
activities, your child will learn
what the words mean before he
can say them.
A child who has difficulty seeing cannot see how other people express
their feelings, like fear or joy. He needs help understanding what feelings
are. Encourage him to feel your face and his own face to learn how
feelings are shown there.
That scared
you, didn’t
it?
Talk about feelings and emotions that you or your child experience.
helping children who are blind