CHARGE Syndrome Canada

Suite 147, 11215 Jasper Avenue

Edmonton, AB

T5K 0L5

 

• wear ear amplicfication during the waking hours
• point to and label one source of sound in the natural environment without cues  while on a walk outdoors
• respond with defferentiated body action, and/or show a change in facial expression when presented with a sound-filled environment
• respond to emergency bell, clock alarm, telephone on a consistant basis during structured play
• turn and respond when name is presented in natural environment when other environmental noise is reduced

• sign "stop" together co-actively when music on piano stops playing
• places a game piece on the game baord to advance to "home" each time a sound is played
• adds a block to the tower each time the sound is heard
• lands on the "pink square" of the game board and gets to play an instrument in the picture/word card
• lands on the "brown square" on the game board and gets to clap the number written on the came card
• lands on the "blue square" of the game board and gets to pop the balloon

• has to locate you playing the drum in a "hide and seek" game
• hide alarm clock and when it goes off, you explore together to find it
• several people take turns clapping, child has to move toward the one making the sound

• bank on piano using force vs. using light touch
• cover ears when sound presented is "loud"
• when sound is "loud" jump forward on hop-scotch board

• with music playing, puts piece of puzzle down when another sound presented (like a drum)
• present a tape of music that has child's name super-imposed; listen and sign name when it comes up on the tape
• work on auditory training practice equipment using white noise in one ear while presenting pure tones in the other

• match picutre of instrucment to the sound given
• sound/picture scavenger hunt:   take a photgrapph of a sound source together and record the sound on tape; later match it up all together
• BINGO - put a "chip" down on the picture or object that is played on a tape
• record animals at a petting zoo, match sound  to picture later