In what way would you present this sentence to a child who is having trouble with putting together speech? The sentence from first or the second image? In my opinion it is the second. We are trying to lessen the demands by allowing frequent opportunities to practice the same words over and over to formulate...
Read MoreWe have all heard that reading is essential for little ones growth! Observing others is 80% of how learning occurs, that means the more you model language during reading, the better! Often parents of late talkers, delayed talkers and/or children who use Alternative ways to communicate benefit from predictable lines to fill in the correct...
Read MoreTwo effective literacy strategies for emerging communication are the repeated line and predictable line method. Repeated lines are found in many children’s songs and children’s books. A repeated line is a line or phrase that happens again and again throughout the book. For example, in the book, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a...
Read MoreYes and no are two words that we use to reject, request, repair and enhance communication. In terms of children acquiring these words, research points out that expressing “no” happens before “yes” even in terms of physical development – in that your baby will most likely first learn shake her head side to side rather...
Read MoreBest practice for teaching new vocabulary is…80% core AND 20% fringe vocabulary according to research by Bean A., Cargill L., & Lyle S. (2019).I had a big “aha” movement in March wherein I realized one of the little ones I am working with was not progressing as fast as I would have liked her to in...
Read MoreModeling & Aided Language Stimulation in the AAC World Aided Language Stimulation, along is a way to support an AAC user and encourage them to use their new device. Aided Language Stimulation allows the user to have a targeted set of communication messages during a real conversation. Pointing, gesturing, to or selecting cells on an...
Read MoreWhat is Cause and Effect? Cause and effect is around us everyday and is a hallmark of life. They are the rewards of doing something good or the consequences of doing something bad. Babies also learn this at a very young age, If I cry, mom picks me up. This is a cause and effect...
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