Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP, Author at Learn With Less

DIY Box of Communication Temptations

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Jul 1, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Language/Literacy, Setting Up Environment For Learning

“My son has a good life. He wants for nothing, he knows I’m here for him. Sometimes I think his late start to communication has to do with the fact that he has it TOO easy. So when his speech-therapist suggested a technique he referred to as...

DIY Family Band

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Jun 24, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Music, Setting Up Environment For Learning

“We love to create sounds together, and it wasn’t until recently that I realized how connected the act of “music-making” and the act of having a conversation actually are! We take turns, we build on each other’s ‘statements,’...

DIY Sensory and Vocabulary Bowl

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Jun 17, 2016 | Blog, Cognition, Communication, Language/Literacy, Movement/Sensory, Setting Up Environment For Learning

Search for the term ‘sensory bin,’ and you’ll find many, many ideas to keep infants and toddlers busy. Many require a fair amount of advanced planning and a crafty supply kit… but what if you had everything you needed to create a sensory bin,...

DIY Puppet Theater For Language Development

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Visual Supports

My daughter often didn’t do what other kids did… so at first, it was difficult to figure out new activities when I ran out of ideas. I’d ask my friends what they were doing with their kiddos at home, and sometimes those things were too...

DIY Creative Puzzle Games

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Jun 3, 2016 | Blog, Music, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Visual Supports

We used to go to music class and I’d take my son’s hand to “help him” bang on the drum. Then I realized, he was watching all the other babies do it on their own – why did he need me to make him do it? He would imitate everybody else when...