{"id":337,"date":"2013-01-24T17:25:52","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T17:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/?p=337"},"modified":"2020-06-25T03:00:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T03:00:46","slug":"how-many-learning-opportunities-can-you-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/2013\/01\/24\/how-many-learning-opportunities-can-you-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Learning Opportunities Can You Spot?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-338 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/shutterstock_55548901_compressed-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Woman and Toddler Playing with Large Rings on Floor\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/shutterstock_55548901_compressed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/shutterstock_55548901_compressed.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Imagine that you&#8217;re on a visit and you observe this mother and child playing together with their stacking rings. This is a game that they play often and that the child really enjoys. Let&#8217;s pretend that this child qualified for EI with global developmental delays. His IFSP outcomes address priorities such as\u00a0learning to crawl from his playroom to the kitchen when his mom calls his name; taking turns with actions and sounds; learning simple words to label and request his favorite activities and people; and using two hands together to hold his sippy cup. \u00a0Now think about what strategies you might develop with the mother to encourage the child&#8217;s development.<\/p>\n<h2>What ideas do you have?<\/h2>\n<p>Use this picture to think about what natural learning opportunities are part of this activity and what strategies you might help this mother embed in a favorite game. Make it fun and remember that in real life, you and the mother would be discussing and developing these together!<\/p>\n<p>Share your strategies and let&#8217;s see how many great ideas we can come up with!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s one &#8211; Take turns putting the ring on each other&#8217;s head, waiting with wide eyes, then leaning forward to let the ring slowly\u00a0fall to the floor with a big &#8220;BOOM!&#8221; You can weave in simple sounds (boom, uhoh, woosh) and words (up, down, where&#8217;d it go?). Fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine that you&#8217;re on a visit and you observe this mother and child playing together with their stacking rings. This is a game that they play often and that the child really enjoys. Let&#8217;s pretend that this child qualified for EI with global developmental delays. 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