Lyrics
Tinka’s Eyes Open,
Tinka’s Eyes Close,
Tinka’s Eyes blink at me,
And I hold Tinka close.
Tinka’s Eyes Look at you,
Tinka looks at Me,
Tinka’s Eyes love me,
Every day.
Vocabulary
Media Book and Song Vocabulary:
Receptive Verbs: Open, Close, Blink, Look, See, Love,
Receptive Nouns: Eyes, Baby, Mama, Papa or Dada
Sentence Structure Awareness
Letter Sound Awareness: a,b,c,d,e,–f–g–h,–j–l,m,n,o,–p–q–r,s,t,–u–v–w–x–,y,–z
Visual Vocabulary
Infant Toddler Year
The time of life deemed the toddler phase begins when the child turns one and ends at age three. There are general guidelines as to when your infant and toddler will understand a general body of words and gestures and it is influenced by exposure to many language experiences. We have set the program to direct your attention to those words and action words. Infancy is the first 12 months of life.
Even though your child is not speaking yet, parents and family should continue to engage with your child through our activities and natural environment activities. Parents will show your child what is happening around them. We will provide many ways to say words via melody and typical speech over the course of the series. The infant- toddler and pre-school periods are a time of intensive language learning through ongoing interaction, play, and our specialized activities.
Understanding our Objectives
Eye contact is essential in all social interactions. This example demonstrates an animation focused on the eye contact and blinking and encouraging your child to see eyes as important social features.
Phonemic awareness is structured. Learning to recognize sounds, syllables and most importantly sentence structures are introduced and reinforced across a continuum of engaging music and books on this interactive media platform.
Social engagement and shared attention continues across the series. Throughout the infant, toddler and preschool series your infant, toddler, and young child will learn how our engaging animated family members, our animated turtle and his friends communicate through song, words, expressions, actions, and shared attention.
Bonding with your child through fun activities is essential to a positive relationship and positive learning experiences. Active participation is assured. Your child can be an active participant and select from multiple singing voices to learn the underlying language, and concepts embedded in each song, lyric, and video. there are also additional away from the screen books and activities to compliment each module.
Instructions
Remember to Greet your child each morning is the first step of communication and connection.
1. Sing the baby’s name first. Do it multiple times as you enter the baby’s area. Also repeat the name as you would say it typically. Take note of when they may respond to their name.
Using this Video or Book
1. Listen to the media multiple times.
2. Quietly sing Tinka’s Eyes Song to the baby as you look at the video together.
3. Open and Close your eyes as the lean over the crib.
4. Align your actions to the song and gently pick the baby up.
5. Pronounce words of songs and melody clearly to help your baby’s phonemic awareness.
Receptive Language
Receptive Verbs Open, Close, Blink, Look, See, Love
Receptive Nouns Eyes, Baby, Mama, Papa or Dada
Phonemic Awareness
Sentence Structure Awareness
Letter Sounds: a,b,c,d,e,–f–g–h,–j–l,m,n,o,–p–q–r,s,t,–u–v–w–x–,y,–z–
Sensory Needs
Some children whether they have autism or not have sensory sensitivities. Certain textures, tastes, sights, sounds, smells can be experienced on a spectrum of uncomfortable physical sensations including vomiting. These discomforts can change over time but in children with autism they tend to me experienced more intensely and over the course of a lifetime.
During infancy your learned much about your child. During module 1, you spent time learning about how your child reacted to sensory experiences in various situations, and you learned not to overstimulate your child. In the toddler series, we encourage you to continue to notice how your child’s sensory preferences change. Do they decrease, remain the same, or heighten. We continue to recommend slow immersion into new environments and periods of time for your child to be in a clam and restful state multiple times each day.
1. Be sure to be aware of any physical discomfort from touch.
2. Be sure to check clothing for tags and seams that may cause discomfort.
Family Interactions
1 Have all family members understand your toddler’s preferences and food aversions.
2. Refer to Module 1 for some information on food aversions.
3. Have all family members understand your child’s general needs.
4. Pronounce words clearly for better phonemic awareness and do
not drop word endings.
5. Get to know your baby’s needs.
Family Members
1. Keep family members up to date on words. Print out focus language lists.
2. Engage other children in learning activities with you.
Supplementary Material
Links to:
Coloring Sheets
Puzzles
Toys
Hard Copy book!