by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Mar 5, 2025 | Blog, Language/Literacy, Movement/Sensory, Parenting, Setting Up Environment For Learning
Want to know how to support a toddler’s development using a cereal box? In the short video below, you’ll see how a toddler’s exploration of a cereal box can support the following: 🧠 Cognition: linking symbols to real life experiences, size concepts...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Nov 4, 2024 | Cognition, Communication, Language/Literacy, Motor/Sensory, Movement/Sensory, Music, Parenting, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Social/Emotional
You’ll always know how to support a young child’s development with a laundry basket, a cardboard box, or a dishtowel! On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, Ayelet discusses how a simple shift in our understanding of what we can view as “educational...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Mar 17, 2022 | Blog, Language/Literacy, Movement/Sensory, Music, Understanding Development
As an educator or therapist working with new families, you may have completed trainings that seem to put MORE pressure on families, rather than relieving some of the stress that inevitably comes with caring for little ones. Learn With Less® does the opposite. Our...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Jun 5, 2019 | Blog, Language/Literacy
💡 Use a cork and a snack container to support your baby’s development! 1. Put the cork in the container and take it out, or watch your child do the same, and talk about what you or she’s doing. 2. Place the cork inside and put the top on, making it into an...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Jun 8, 2018 | Blog, Communication, Language/Literacy, Videos
Are you looking for simple play ideas for a baby? Are you stuck when it comes to things to do with your infant or toddler? Effective ways to support your young child’s development have nothing to do with how many toys you have in your house or how expensive...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Jan 23, 2018 | Blog, Language/Literacy, Movement/Sensory, Music, Visual Supports
Play ideas with a 12-18 month old Around this age, our children often start to use tools a bit differently – they’ve been performing experiments by mouthing objects, rolling them around, or learning about their shape and weight… and now, they start...