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Do you feel as if you spend more time talking at your child than to her? Many children have notoriously selective listening skills — they hear what they want and seem to tune out the rest. But listening is a skill that we can help our children improve. Like a muscle, it needs constant exercise to grow stronger.
你是否有这种感觉,大多数时间你对孩子的教导都像是在“对牛弹琴”? 不少小孩都具备“选择性”倾听能力:他们只愿意聆听他们想听到的东西。不过,就像人体肌肉在持续的锻炼中可以逐渐地变得强壮,我们也可以想办法通过训练改善孩子的倾听能力。
Here are some games and activities to boost your child's listening skills. Because children learn in different ways, the games are arranged by learning style. But any child can benefit from the suggestions in all three categories.
下面推荐了一些游戏活动用于提升你孩子的倾听能力。孩子们的学习方式是各不相同的,因此我们根据小孩所倾向的不同的学习类型呈现这些游戏活动。不过孩子们应该都能从所有的三大类活动中有所收益的。
For auditory learners
听觉学习者
Talk to your child all the time. Tell her about an interesting story you read in the newspaper. Describe a conversation you had at work with a friend. When you go shopping for clothes, tell her about the shopping trips that you used to take with your mom. Get in the habit of narrating everyday chores. If you're in the kitchen together while you're making dinner, for example, you can say, "I need to measure out two cups of water and then add one cup of rice..." It may not seem as if your child is paying attention — but she is. Don't be surprised if you hear her repeating something you said when she talks to someone else. And remember: Children are natural mimics, so watch your language!随时多和孩子交谈。比如,告诉她你从报纸上看到有趣的故事,或是你和朋友之间的对话。当你们去买衣服,告诉她你曾经和你的妈妈一同购衣的经历。养成为她解说一切生活琐事的习惯。例如当你们一同在厨房做饭时,你可以一边做一边解说:“现在我需要量两杯水,再加入一杯米……”或许表面上看你的孩子并没有注意你,但是实际上她在倾听你。完全有可能在某一天你会听到她向别人重复你说过的话。请记住:注意你所使用的语言,孩子是天生的模仿者!
Make reading an interactive activity. When reading a book to your child, stop before turning the page and say, "What do you think will happen next?" Ask her to explain her answer to see how well she's listened to what you've read so far. If she seems unsure about what happened, start again.
让阅读成为互动性的活动。当你为孩子读一本书时,在翻开新一页前停顿一下征求她的意见:“你觉得下面会发生什么事?”然后要她解释她的回答,从而了解孩子是否理解了你所读过的内容。如果她似乎不能理解已经读过的内容,可以再重新开始。
Ask your child to predict how a story will end. Read a book aloud to your child and stop just before the last page. Ask her to guess how the story will turn out, based on what she's already heard. Then finish the story and discuss the ending with your child. Was her prediction accurate, or was there a surprise ending? If the latter, were there any clues to the ending planted earlier in the story?
让你的孩子预测故事的结局。当即将读到最后一页时,故意停下来,让孩子根据她已经听过的情节猜测一下故事的结果。然后再和孩子讨论故事的结局。她的预测准确吗?故事的结果让她感觉意外吗?如果是后者,故事中可有明显的线索?
Revisit an old favorite. Bring out one of your child's most dog-eared, battered books and read it aloud yet again, only this time pause at key points to let her supply the words that come next. Or read the story and purposely change key details to see how well your child is paying attention. If she hears something that's not quite right, she'll be sure to correct you.
重读孩子的最爱。 找出那本孩子最爱翻阅而已经折角磨损的书,再次大声地朗读。不同的是,这次只在一些关键的情节处停顿让孩子补充即将出现的词汇;或者在朗读的过程中故意修改关键的细节以考验孩子的注意力。如果她听出有不对劲的地方,肯定会做出纠正。
Listen to stories together. We never outgrow our delight at hearing stories told aloud. Libraries, bookstores, and community centers usually have read-aloud story times for young children. Go to fairs and community events at which professional storytellers will be performing. And borrow or buy books on tape for the car or the house.
一同听故事。听别人大声地讲故事可以让任何年龄阶段的人感到开心。在图书馆、书店、社区中心常常有为年幼的儿童讲故事的活动。节日庆祝活动和社区活动里也有专业的说书人讲故事,你可以带着她一同参加。还可以借阅、购买有声的图书音像产品,在家里或是车里播放给孩子听。
Make up silly rhymes. The more absurd, the better. ("The fat cat ate the hat. Then the rat ate the fat cat who ate the hat...") This activity will teach your child to listen for words that sound the same and to identify rhyming patterns.
自创好玩押韵的童谣。 越离谱越好,好玩是第一原则。(如,你拍一,我拍一,一个小孩坐飞机……)这将帮助你的孩子熟悉同音字和分辨不同的韵体。
to be continue..
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