Sorry, this has been a LONG, LONG week and the best I have to offer is someone else’s creative genius. As you may know, Dr. Seuss would have celebrated his birthday this week. So in his honor I give you a Seussically inspired poem. Do you like these IEPs? I do not like these IEPs…
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Obtaining Speech Therapy for Young Children
Written on February 21, 2009 by CC
When friends with young children ask how to get speech therapy for their child, I usually have to shrug in ignorance. I can tell them exactly what to do for a school aged child, but pre-Kindergarten? I’m at a loss. Last fall, however, I found this page on Speechville.com How to Find Help to Pay…
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My easiest speech activity: faking ignorance.
Written on February 7, 2009 by CC
I love to fake ignorance with my children and students in an effort to make them use their words. When they want something in particular and start crying, whining, using non-specific language, I just shrug and say “What? What do you want?” Sometimes I’ll add in “I don’t understand….” I use this activity for helping…
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Helping your child’s homework responsibilities.
Written on January 17, 2009 by CC
Many children have difficulty planning and organizing their homework. A child with Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, TBI and other neurological conditions, however, tends to have an especially difficult time organizing to both do homework and turn it in. Although the child may be very bright, he/she may fail classes due to lack of turned in…
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Holiday Tips for Helping Children with Autism
Written on December 20, 2008 by CC
These tips were written to help the families of children with Autism reduce holiday stress, but they are useful to all children. Adapted from Autism-Society.org: 1. Prepare, prepare, prepare. Keep a calendar or an ongoing verbal countdown until a special event occurs (such as going to grandma’s). Talk about the event ahead of time. Tell…
Using language to describe differences. A game.
Written on December 6, 2008 by CC
I remember grabbing the Sunday comics and looking one piece in particular: “Can You Find 5 Differences Between These Pictures”. At a casual glace, the two pictures would look exactly the same. I would search and search for the differences. And finally, there it was. A difference! Then I’d be motivated to search for the…
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Jokes to help language skills
Jokes provide a magnificent and fun language therapy activity for children of all ages. They are especially rewarding for children with limited verbal and/or social skills because they provide a script. They keep a social audience. They help with initiation of language. Jokes can easily be programmed onto Alternative and Augmentative Communication Devices. Using low…
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