HELP charts are useful for plotting the progress of your child. These charts come in age specific ranges, from newborn to three and feature a checklist of activities that your child should be performing at his age. These include learning to crawl, walk, vocalizing, holding objects and reacting to their name. The charts give you a space to write down the age of your child upon achieving these milestones, as well as a few paragraphs about their basic progress. Notes and suggestions on how to promote achieving these milestones are also included. The charts give suggestions on why your child may not be achieving these milestones, such as specific learning disabilities. The charts can be purchased online or at special education stores.
Speech software products help your children learn how to speak properly. These products are available from a wide variety of companies including "Say It Right," centered in Georgia. The "Violette Learning Company" in California and "2 Gals Speech Products" in Kentucky are two other companies that make these products. Speech software varies depending on the company and individual program design. The software usually has a face on the screen which models the mouth shape of each sound. These activities are designed to make the learning process fun by making children think they are making funny faces. Programs also include a vast library of phonetic sounds to help your child focus. Play along with the child to get them engaged in the program.
Children born with hearing disabilities often struggle in education, due to being unable to hear lessons. However, hearing aids can help make the early education process easier. If you think your child is struggling to understand verbal commands or seems to ignore you, take her to get a hearing test. Fit her with a hearing aid if necessary. This may be difficult to keep in her ear at all times as she may remove it. Encourage her to wear it be rewarding her for wearing it for a full day. She will be better able to hear your commands and will learn how to speak more accurately. This may help her avoid falling behind when she goes to school.
Many children suffer from poor motor skills due to a disease or accident at a young age. Motor skills are vital to child development. Motor skill products will help strengthen these skills. These products vary and can be purchased in many different types of stores. For example, a small squeeze ball will help build strength in your child's fingers and wrist. These can be purchased in most sporting goods stores. Shape puzzles are also a simple way to help improve your child's hand-eye coordination. They will have to coordinate their visual understanding of where to place the block with the tactile understanding of picking it up and placing it in the correct hole.