1 Early Social Communication Workbook After you have read the ‘What is Social Communication?’ sheet, you might want some more ideas to add to your everyday activities. These different ideas work best at different times – your Speech and Language Therapy Team will help you work out where to start. The first page has a quick list of questions to think about. When your Speech and Language Therapy Team contact you, we will ask you about these questions. They will help us choose the best strategies for you and your child.
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Early Social Communication Workbook
After you have read the ‘What is Social Communication?’ sheet, you might want some more ideas
to add to your everyday activities.
These different ideas work best at different times – your Speech and Language Therapy Team will
help you work out where to start.
The first page has a quick list of questions to think about. When your Speech and Language
Therapy Team contact you, we will ask you about these questions. They will help us choose the
Games and Rhymes………………………………………………………………………..Page 5
Toys that need a grown up…………………………………………………………………Page 6
Making Choices……………………………………………………………………………..Page 7
Keeping it fun…………………………………………………………………………………Page 8
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Quick Questions
Why does your child communicate? o To get food he wants o When he doesn’t want something o To get toys he wants o To say hello/goodbye o To show you things o For other reasons
How does your child tell you he wants these things?
o Pointing o Crying o Screaming o Moving to something that he wants o Using gestures and facial expressions o Looking at things that he wants o Taking you by the hand to things o Putting your hand on things to make them work o Using sounds o Using words o Using sentences o Using other ways
Would you like your child to;
Tell you things in a different way? Communicate for more reasons? Talk to different people?
Watch your child for 10 minutes to help you answer the questions. Write any other things you want to talk to us about below;
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Joint Attention
What is ‘Joint Attention’?
It is paying attention to the same thing as your child.
Sometimes, it’s paying attention to each other.
Sometimes, it’s paying attention to the same thing/ activity.
Why is ‘joint attention’ important?
It can help children to learn words (by looking at you and the things you are looking at).
It helps you to have fun together and enjoy each other’s company. It helps build your relationship
with your child.
VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dai13S2XbsI
Joint attention is NOT the same as eye contact.
There are lots of ways to help build joint attention.
One way to get started is to join in with your child’s play, for 5 minutes at a time.
Get down to their playing level and sit with them.
Try to play with the toys they like best.
Tell them what they’re doing (e.g. ‘bunny jumping’ or ‘car spinning’)
Don’t ask questions (these are tricky to answer!)
This is harder than it sounds! If it doesn’t work one day, try again another time.