by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Mar 25, 2016 | Communication, Music, Podcast, Understanding Development
When a book is not just for reading (it’s used to build early literacy)! We’re used to thinking of the term “literacy” as a word to describe people who can read. What about the term “early literacy?” Does it simply refer to teaching young children how to read? In this...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Mar 18, 2016 | Communication, Music, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Understanding Development, Visual Supports
What are “visual supports” and how are they useful for young children? This episode of Learn With Less focuses on the use of visual supports (pictures, photographs, text – in the environment) to assist in early development. Below is a transcript of this...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Mar 11, 2016 | Cognition, Music, Podcast, Understanding Development
Infants and toddlers learn holistically. We have to look at the whole child! On this episode of the Learn With Less podcast, Ayelet discusses the fact that infants and toddlers are learning “all at once” – learning in one developmental domain cannot be separated from...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Mar 4, 2016 | Communication, Music, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Understanding Development
When we play with language, our children pay attention! Transcript of this week’s “Developmental Thought,” an excerpt from the full episode. For additional information, music, play ideas and the complete interactive family experience, please listen to the entire...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Feb 26, 2016 | Cognition, Music, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Understanding Development
It’s said children thrive on routine. In this episode, Ayelet discusses the topics of routines and rituals. We cover ways to maximize routines with infants and toddlers by embedding them with value – promoting the inherent ways they promote development, and helping us...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Feb 19, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Music, Setting Up Environment For Learning
Music is a rich framework that can so easily be used to promote all kinds of development. As a pediatric speech-language pathologist who loves to sing, I’ve done a fair amount of research into the connections between music and early learning… Especially...