How (and Why!) to Encourage Playfulness in Daily Routines
As Early Intervention therapists, we know there are huge benefits to coaching parents and caregivers to use language facilitation strategies during daily routines. But we also know that children learn…
7 Adorable Books for Early Verbs
Books are a great way to target early language, especially early verbs, at home and in your Early Intervention sessions. You can target so many different goals with books. And…
5 Goals to Target Using a Teddy Bear in Speech Therapy
I love using teddy bears in my Speech Therapy sessions. I often find them to be really motivating for little ones! When I was a toddler I had a teddy…
6 of the Best Songs for Early Language Skills
As a Speech and Language Therapist that focuses on Early Intervention, I am often asked what are some of the best songs for developing early language skills. Singing songs and…
How to Make and Use “I Spy” Bottles in Speech Therapy
“I Spy” bottles are great to use in your Speech Therapy sessions, with children of all ages- from your little ones in Early Intervention and Preschool, to your older elementary…
An Evidence-Based Approach for Parent-Coaching- Parent-Coaching Mini-Series Part 4
This is Part 4 of the Parent-Coaching Mini-Series. In Part 3, I wrote about 6 characteristics of adult learning that we should incorporate in our parent-coaching sessions. Although it may…
What do Adult Learning Methods have to do with Parent-Coaching?- Parent-Coaching Mini-Series Part 3
This is Part 3 of the Parent-Coaching in Early Intervention Mini-Series (reads Part 1 and Part 2 here). This post is all about Adult Learning Methods and Parent-Coaching, and why…
What is Parent-Coaching anyway?- Parent-Coaching Mini-Series Part 2
Parent-coaching is a well-established evidence-based approach that therapists use in Early Intervention therapy sessions with parents and caregivers. In part one of this Parent-Coaching mini-series, I talked about the importance…