Strategies for Early Language Development
Children’s first few years of life are a vital time in their speech and language development. Parents are a key factor in this development as they are their child’s first… Read more »
Early Intervention: An Overview
Early intervention is a term used to describe therapeutic services for children from birth to age three. For infants and toddlers not meeting developmental milestones, early intervention services are critical… Read more »
Baby Sign Language
Baby sign language is a great way to encourage language before your baby is able to vocally produce words. It allows a baby to communicate what he wants, or what… Read more »
Using Legos to Build Social Skills and Language
Social skills play a role in all stages of life from family relationships and friendships to romantic relationships and career success. Social skills are a challenge for many children with… Read more »
Say what you mean, mean what you say (Autoclitic Verbal Operants)
What are autoclitic tacts? Simply put, autoclitic tacts indicate something about the strength of the response and the certainty, or not, of the speaker. This complex verbal operant was originally… Read more »
Multilingual Populations: Is it a disorder or a language difference?
Many children grow up multilingual, or speaking multiple languages. The prevalence of speech, language, and hearing disorders in the multilingual population is similar to that of the monolingual population. Some… Read more »
Having Fun with Sensory Integration Activities
From the womb into adulthood, our neurological systems are developing and processing an overwhelming amount of sensory information every day. Our system must then interpret this information and make it… Read more »
Augmented Language Interventions
Many caregivers hope for their children to be primarily verbal communicators. This may lead them to shy away from using augmented or alternative communication modes in the home or with… Read more »
Sensory Strategies in Action: How to Alert or Calm Yourself or Your Child
You may have heard of relaxation techniques to calm oneself by using soothing music or deep breathing. What about techniques to alert oneself when experiencing low energy? When addressing sensory… Read more »
Messy Play
Tactile play offers endless learning opportunities and messy play is a crucial component of early education. There are many benefits of messy play. What are the benefits of messy play?… Read more »
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