Guest Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Hi Need some help in coming up with activities to help improve a child's auditory memory. We have been working on asking her to get two pretend items from the shop and bringing them back to the adult. This usually occurs outside and she goes off riding her bike then comes back and tells us what she has got. We also take her to find out what is for lunch that day and she comes back to tell another adult. She does struggle with this, she can remember one and needs help to recall a second item. She willingly takes part in this activity and seems to enjoy the praise she gets. Any ideas for activities I could use with her and all children in group. This child does have epilepsy (petit mal and grand mal). Just before Christmas, the petit mals have been occuring once a day and her medication has just changed. The child is three and a half. She has recently had a cognitive assessment from EP (will get results in Jan). Anyone know of any good sites about epilepsy? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_79 Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Hi Children with Epilepsy can often experience learning difficulties and although the auditory memory problem may be affected by this, depending on the nature of the seizures and the area of the brain in which the seizure originates, it is also probable that the medictaion that the child is taking will be further complicating the issue. No 2 children with epilepsy are the same and the side effects of medication will also vary greatly. You can get help and advice from 2 excellent epilepsy support organisations Epilepsy Action at www.epilepsy.org.uk and National Society for Epilepsy at www.epilepsynse.org.uk You may be able to get ideas for futher auditory memory activities from the "Foundations For Literacy" book published by Networkpress and written by Sue Palmer and Ros Bailey. There is a review of this book in the review section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Our Children love NURSERY RHYME SOUNDTRACKS (listen and match lotto) by living and learning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Thanks for the advice. Will look into the book and the sounds lotto game (I have used an animal sound and everyday sounds lotto game but the nursery rhyme lotto sounds good). Her attention and listening skills in circle time and music sessions has been improving recently, I'm sure she will definitely enjoy a nursery rhyme game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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