by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | May 13, 2016 | Blog, Cognition, Language/Literacy, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Visual Supports
“Just before my son’s first birthday, I went back to work full-time and we placed him in day care. It felt like a total disaster for the first few weeks… and I couldn’t understand why it was so difficult for him, when my best friend’s son...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | May 6, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Visual Supports
“My daughter has a vision impairment, and I wasn’t sure if she’d even get anything out of finger plays… Until her therapist suggested using brightly colored finger puppets – why didn’t I think of that?!” Puppets are wonderful...
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 | 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 | Feb 26, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Language/Literacy, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Visual Supports
Allowing our young children the opportunity to make a choice allows them to communicate, and also allows them to feel a sense of empowerment. During the corresponding podcast, “Routines & Rituals,” I talked a bit about using visuals to aid in...