by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Apr 22, 2016 | Blog, Cognition, Music, Setting Up Environment For Learning
“My eight month old son has started doing a lot of gesturing with his hands. My husband jokes that he is practicing tai chi, but he is definitely communicating with his hands! Now he adds that to his babbling, and he’s having a real conversation.”...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Apr 15, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Music, Setting Up Environment For Learning
“‘Once she starts talking, she’ll never stop!’ I hate that phrase so much. From birth, babies can ‘ask’ for milk – whatever its source! From rooting to crying to eventually patting and signing and talking. They all...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Apr 8, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Language/Literacy, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Visual Supports
Photographs can make wonderful play props, and can be used to encourage social/emotional development as it relates to building relationships with adults and peers, especially those who our young children don’t see on a daily or regular basis. In the...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Apr 1, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Music, Setting Up Environment For Learning
It’s no secret that young children, when given the opportunity, often create percussive musical instruments out of common household objects… A laundry basket, a toilet paper roll, an oatmeal container, a mixing bowl. Often, the rhythmic banging in which...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Mar 25, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Language/Literacy, Music, Setting Up Environment For Learning
Early literacy skills are not synonymous with learning how to read. There are many skills that go into building early literacy, and many very simple ways to support the development of early literacy. Early literacy activities themselves often support all areas of...