31/01/2019
Strategies to use when working on requesting
* Creating an environment that is rich with activities and materials that are motivating to your child.
* Paying attention to your child’s motivation for different activities, toys, or food items. When that motivation is present, it is a great time to work on making requests!
Capturing moments when your child is motivated for items or activities:
*Take advantage of times when your child wants something
*Wait to see if your child will request independently
*Prompt a request if they do not independently make a request
Contriving opportunities for requests:
*Set up the environment so that your child has to make a request to get the desired item, activity, or food item
*Take out the batteries of a favourite toy
*Hide spoon when giving Maggi.
Let the child communicate for his desirable object independently. Just make sure you give him the vocabulary for it through visuals (pictures and/or word).
Happy Requesting!