Generalisation
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Meaningful content engages children. They stay attentive. Variety in our use of vocabulary and language forms, builds deeper and more extensive learning pathways.
In this tenth episode, Generalisation: Following up on targets in Auditory-Verbal Therapy, Shefali Shah and Rashi Sanghi bring this concept to life with real-world examples. Their conversation shows how frequency and variety are essential in building a child’s comprehension and ability to talk fluently.
Generalisation refers to the sufficient and varied use of a language form so that a deaf or hard of hearing child can understand and use it spontaneously in everyday life, beyond structured practice.
Embed learning across diverse moments and forms in every day, to enrich your deaf or hard of hearing child’s experience of life, language and learning.
This is The Sound Steps Podcast.
- Generalisation refers to sufficiency and variety. Frequent and varied use of a word or concept helps your child move from understanding to confident use.
- Focus on intent, not instruction. Engage in heartfelt exchanges that carry meaning.
- Stay on target. Be spontaneous but keep your child’s weekly targets in sight.
- Move beyond mere labelling in order to provide your child the enriched input she needs to learn.
- Generalisation builds independence. With generalisation, children develop the confidence to experiment and use language independent of the contexts that they were shared with them.
Time Stamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:10 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents
00:01:21 Choosing Auditory-Verbal Therapy for your deaf or hard of hearing child
00:01:52 AVT facilitates age-appropriate development
00:02:22 Abundant choices open up through AVT
00:02:47 Early identification and the fitting of early and optimal amplification.
00:02:57 A life free of limitatio
00:03:03 Show notes, Top tips and Time Stamps
00:03:13 Links and contact details
00:03:21 Introduction to this episode
00:03:37 Frequency of use and variety are key to understanding language
00:06:21 Gaining, engaging and holding attention with live voice
00:07:09 Redundancy in parent-child interaction
00:07:39 Abundance brings gaiety
00:07:59 Doubt
00:08:55 Heart-to-heart exchanges
00:09:55 Staying on target
00:10:37 Introducing our guest on this episode: Rashi Sanghi
00:11:29 Using different forms of language to convey the same meaning
00:12:36 Enriching language comprehension
00:13:12 Providing the language that matches the child’s experience in the moment
00:13:28 Context conveys meaning
00:13:58 Using vocabulary in a variety of ways: not merely labelling
00:14:48 Talking in complete sentences
00:15:17 Accelerating learning
00:15:35 Sufficiency of usage
00:16:24 Generalisation facilitates comprehension
00:17:39 Reflection
00:18:23 Our next episode: Does my child understand?
Resources:
- 💬 Submit your question to the show: https://www.soundsteps.uk/podcast-ask-question/
- 👩⚕️ Face-to-face AVT with Shefali Shah (London): https://soundsteps.uk
- 🌐 Online AVT sessions available via AVT Direct: https://avtdirect.com
- 🎓 Train online as an LSL professional in AVT: https://learnavt.com
- 📧 Contact Shefali directly: shefalishah@soundsteps.uk