Mini-Course: Preparing for School-Entry
4 - Teaching a Child with a Cochlear Implant
Examples of preteaching strategies continued...
Storytelling:- Provide
parents with the titles of the books you will be reading in class, if
known, so that they have the opportunity to read these at home with
their child before they are read in class.
- This will allow the child to pay attention to the story in class rather than struggle to hear individual words.
- Identify one or two storybooks on the
same topic as the new unit.
- For example, if your new unit is on oceans, recommend The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor (Scholastic).
- At
least one week before the new unit begins, inform the parents of the
upcoming theme and learning topics and recommend related books for them
to read with the child with a cochlear implant.
- This will familiarize the child with new vocabulary and related themes and concepts.
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