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watch this video for tips on developing attention

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Strategies to support development of attention 

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Strategies to support development of attention 

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Use their name and gain eye contact with your child before giving them an  instruction

Get down to the child’s level

Call their name first, gain eye contact.

Go to a quieter room. Try switching the TV, radio or other distractions off before talking to them.

Only use a few toys at once

Use gestures and objects as clues to reinforce what you are sayingand help your child understand.

Reduce the complexity of your language.

Talk about what your child is playing with, this includes tablets and electronic games.

Break down instructions into smaller parts

Use repetition

Have a look at the activities to promote attention and listening

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Click for Further Links

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Click below for further information from the Afasic charity

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Why do some children have problems with                                                                                       attention?

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Why do some children have problems with                                                                                       attention?

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Some of the possible reasons are listed below. Some children may have more than one of the possible reasons for difficulties.

Hearing loss  / glue ear

General delayed development

Tiredness

Tasks are too easy and they become bored.

Tasks are too hard and they switch off.

The Adult’s language is too complicated

The adult is talking about something they are not focused on

There are too many distractions, noise, TV, etc

They may feels poorly

They may have specifically delayed development in the area of attention skills

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At this age good attention skills are needed to help children listen, process and remember what is being said by adults and learn within the classroom.

It helps develop play skills and enables them to explore for longer.

It helps develop longer social interactions with their friends and adults.

It allows them to understand more complex and longer instructions.

It promotes development and learning  of new words.

It helps develop the ability to listen and concentrate on more information in stories.

It helps develop awareness of sounds and grammar and literacy skills.

It allows practice and development of skills over a longer period.

It allows children to participate in conversations and class discussions