Ways to support your child:

At Home:

• Reduce background noise whenever possible at home and at school.

• Have your child look at you when you're speaking.

• Use simple, expressive sentences.

• Speak at a slightly slower rate and at a mildly increased volume.

• Ask your child to repeat the directions back to you and to keep repeating them aloud (to you or to himself or herself) until the directions are completed.

At School:

• changing seating plans so your child can sit in the front of the classroom or with his or her back to the window

• study aids, like a tape recorder or notes that can be viewed online

• computer-assisted programs