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• Play games that help a child learn to point.
Where’s
mama?
Yes! Here’s
mama!
• Draw pictures of different family members, and of the foods your
child usually eats, the objects he likes to play with, and the clothes he
wears. Encourage him to point to what he needs.
• Help your child show what he feels
by using gestures. He will remember
the gestures you make and he will
copy them.
Helping Children Who Are Deaf (2004)