Intensive Interaction For more information please talk to Iwona who is our Intensive interaction coordinator. Why Intensive Interaction? Human beings communicate with others in complex ways. We have many languages that use speech, but communication is also possible with signs, facial expression, gestures, body language, eye contact, physical contact… Some children have very limited understanding of communication and probably have a lifestyle where they look lonely, relating only for short periods with the people around them. This is why Intensive Interaction has been developed. Intensive Interaction is a practical way of teaching communication by spending time with the students and having fun together. Some Fundamentals of Communication The fundamentals of communication are the basic foundations for all communication to develop. Most of us use them without thinking much about them. And we use them all the time. The learning of these Fundamentals of Communication starts at birth. It is necessary to become skilled at them before learning to use any language. The fundamentals of Communication and language are the building blocks of everything else that a person learns. If a person does not learn these fundamental things, it will not only affect their communication but it will make it more difficult to learn anything else. To use and understand eye contact To use facial expressions Learning to “read” facial expressions Learning to enjoy giving attention to another person Taking turns To use and understand physical contact To use and understand gestures Learning to “read” body language Learning about personal space
Intensive Interaction For more information please talk to Iwona who is our Intensive interaction coordinator. Why Intensive Interaction? Human beings communicate with others in complex ways. We have many languages that use speech, but communication is also possible with signs, facial expression, gestures, body language, eye contact, physical contact… Some children have very limited understanding of communication and probably have a lifestyle where they look lonely, relating only for short periods with the people around them. This is why Intensive Interaction has been developed. Intensive Interaction is a practical way of teaching communication by spending time with the students and having fun together. Some Fundamentals of Communication The fundamentals of communication are the basic foundations for all communication to develop. Most of us use them without thinking much about them. And we use them all the time. The learning of these Fundamentals of Communication starts at birth. It is necessary to become skilled at them before learning to use any language. The fundamentals of Communication and language are the building blocks of everything else that a person learns. If a person does not learn these fundamental things, it will not only affect their communication but it will make it more difficult to learn anything else. To use and understand eye contact To use facial expressions Learning to “read” facial expressions Learning to enjoy giving attention to another person Taking turns To use and understand physical contact To use and understand gestures Learning to “read” body language Learning about personal space