This may mean offering simple explanations of what is happening. More often it means changing the physical circumstances. You can physically remove the child from the stressful situation , such as a noisy, crowded room, so that the reptile impulse can subside and the cortex can take control. Or you can remove something from the environment that is causing difficulty for the child. After the physical circumstances are controlled and the child feels safe, an explanation may be possible.
Most children learn through play.
Many successful preschool programs are built on this theory. The kids have a grand time playing in the sandbox or the water table without realizing that they are learning science or art or language. In contrast, children with hyperlexia focus on the symbolic at the start. They learn to read before they talk. They use blocks to form letters rather than to build towers.