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Elklan. Speech and Language Support for 3-5s%u00a9 Elklan Training Limited 2023 50S33.6.4 Withdraw NVC at times but be very careful. (Not EYFS friendly to do this in general practice)(ELB. 29)%u2022 PLEASE be really explicit here - you only do this if you want to check what words a child can understand or what he can listen to without strategies. Day to day you don%u2019t do this as you want to support communication.%u2022 Young children need lots of NVC - Explain the benefits of controlling / withdrawing NVC if you want to:o Check that a child can understand language without all the strategies from NVC You would only do this with a child who is 2 years old or over.o Encourage a child to listen rather than rely on NVC This would only be with 3 year olds and during specific games to support listening, attention and the understanding of language e.g. shopping game.%u2022 Explain that therapists need to control NVC during formal assessments:o To assess understanding of spoken language.o To ensure consistency across different assessment sessions and different therapists.%u2022 Refer to ELB. pages 28-29.3.6.5 CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN NVC%u2022 Discuss the need to be aware of cultural differences in the use and interpretation of NVC.%u2022 Give examples e.g. eye contact:o Western culture, poor eye contact suggests inattention, being impersonal. Children are expected to look at a speaker%u2019s eyes.o Japanese culture, adults lower their eyes as a mark of respect. Children are expected to look at an adult%u2019s adam%u2019s apple or knot tie.o In some African cultures, establishing eye contact with one%u2019s elders is considered disrespectful.%u2022 Remind learners to be aware not to stereotype or make assumptions and to treat each child as an individual. If in doubt, practitioners should ask the parent/carer what is acceptable in their culture