by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Jun 17, 2016 | Cognition, Music, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Understanding Development
What is open-ended play, and where can I get some? On this episode of the Learn With Less podcast, Ayelet answers the following questions: What is open-ended play, and why is it important? What kinds of materials are considered good for open-ended play? What objects...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Jun 10, 2016 | Communication, Music, Podcast, Understanding Development
The term “speech therapist,” for many of us, is a complete misnomer! On this episode of Learn With Less, Ayelet shares a bit about what it is she does as a pediatric speech-language pathologist. Below is the transcript of this episode’s “Developmental Thought,” a...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Jun 3, 2016 | Cognition, Music, Podcast, Understanding Development
To teach our children, we give of ourselves. But how much is the right amount of support? On this episode of Learn With Less, Ayelet explores what it means to give the “right amount” of support when our young children are learning new skills. Below is the transcript...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | May 27, 2016 | Cognition, Music, Podcast, Understanding Development
Making connections in the brain and in the world… What do the skills of matching, classifying and patterning have in common? What do these things involve and require when it comes to brain-building? How can we best support these developing skills in our infants and...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | May 20, 2016 | Music, Podcast, Setting Limits and Manage Behavior, Social/Emotional, Understanding Development
Emotional development starts from birth – and it’s something we “work on” our entire lives! Consider that even as adults, we struggle to understand our feelings. We have emotional reactions, we “act out” or “lash out” and we sometimes have emotional responses to a...