Good luck to parents whose children are beginning Early Intervention, this is a wonderful opportunity for your child to catch up. Congratulations to those children who have graduated out of Early Intervention and are beginning their journey with CPSE. For elementary school children this year is full of promise, with emphasis being placed on the teaching of phonics and the introduction of new reading programs by Chancellor Banks. For children entering middle and high school we hope the transition is smooth as you enter into your new environment, changing classes, making friends and doing more advanced work.
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Spring is also the time where it is important to consider altering speech therapy, phonics, and reading goals for those students who have experienced challenges during the year and are not meeting their targeted goals. This, therefore, is the time to make educational and therapy plans for the remainder of the year.
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What does it mean to be “Non-Verbal”?
When we refer to a child as “nonverbal” it means that the child is not using verbal language to communicate. Although a child may not communicate through spoken language, it is important to recognize when a child is communicating non-verbally (i.e. though gestures, facial expression, mouth sounds, arranging pictures, ).
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Why helping with homework is important:
Helping your child with homework is an excellent way to support your child’s learning. By assisting with your child’s homework, you are showing your child that their education is important. In addition, you are encouraging positive learning behaviors and helping to reinforce classroom material. Research has proven that kids are likely to be more successful in school when parents show interest in their child’s homework.
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What is Memory?
Memory refers to a person’s ability to hold information for both a short period of time and to recall the information after a delay (an extended period of time).
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For many speech pathologists, back to school means new students and new goals to target! For many parents, back to school means getting their child back into a routine and adjusting to new teachers and providers working with their child. Here is a guide to make the transition back to school a bit easier for everyone!
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The child will answer WH questions (i.e. who, what, when, where, why) with 80% accuracy.
The child will produce a 5+ word utterance to describe a picture or respond to a question with 80% accuracy.
The child will formulate grammatically correct sentences with 80% accuracy.
The child will define and utilize grade-level vocabulary with 80% accuracy.
Apps for Early Intervention
Ask your child questions, give them directions and highlight new vocabulary to help build their receptive and expressive language skills.
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What is “screen time”?
"Screen time" refers to the amount of time a person spends staring at the digital displays of computers, tablets (iPads, for example) and smartphones (Herman, 2021).
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The child will produce target sounds in isolation with 80% accuracy.
The child will produce target sounds at the word level with 80% accuracy.
The child will produce target sounds in phrases and sentences with 80% accuracy.
The child will produce target sounds in conversation with 80% accuracy.
The child will identify objects with 80% accuracy.
The child will follow directives with 80% accuracy.
The child will point to objects named or described with 80% accuracy.
The child will make a choice by pointing, looking, gesturing or vocalizing in ¾ trials.
Studies have shown that parents can be taught how to promote their child’s communication and that their children can improve as a result.
What is parent coaching? Parent coaching is when a parent guides a child to meet certain goals or milestones.
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Dear Parent
I wish you a happy, healthy, successful and safe 2021.
The beginning of the year gives us an opportunity to reflect on our children’s progress at school or in speech therapy and other services.
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A farm set is a staple in my therapy room. The possibilities for facilitating speech and language skills are almost endless with this toy.
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One of the reasons that I love working with children and have done so for many years is because of the toys and games your children and I get to play with! Play fosters self-discovery and social connections.
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