Having a good memory is important for learning and retaining information taught in the therapy setting, classroom setting, and just in life in general. I try and work on building memory skills in the therapy setting on a regular basis. It would be beneficial if you worked with this skill at home with your child.
Here are some ideas for building memory skills (verbal and visual):
1. Place some objects on the floor or table. Talk about the items for a minute and then place a towel over them. Take one object away (without your child seeing what you took) and see if your child can determine what is missing. Then take 2 objects away and see if your child can name both items.
2. Say a few numbers (4, 9, 2) and see if your child can repeat the numbers in the same order.
3. Say a few unrelated words (dog, house, hamburger) and see if your child can repeat the words in the same order.
4. Say a sentence (determine the length by how many words your child usually says in his/her sentences) and see if your child can repeat the sentence verbatim.
5. Ask your child to remember something that happened earlier in the day. Wouldn't it be nice if your child could come home and tell you something that happened at school? Work on trying to remember detail information.
Here are some ideas for building memory skills (verbal and visual):
1. Place some objects on the floor or table. Talk about the items for a minute and then place a towel over them. Take one object away (without your child seeing what you took) and see if your child can determine what is missing. Then take 2 objects away and see if your child can name both items.
2. Say a few numbers (4, 9, 2) and see if your child can repeat the numbers in the same order.
3. Say a few unrelated words (dog, house, hamburger) and see if your child can repeat the words in the same order.
4. Say a sentence (determine the length by how many words your child usually says in his/her sentences) and see if your child can repeat the sentence verbatim.
5. Ask your child to remember something that happened earlier in the day. Wouldn't it be nice if your child could come home and tell you something that happened at school? Work on trying to remember detail information.