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DIY “Lift-The-Flap For Language” Book

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Jul 8, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Language/Literacy, Setting Up Environment For Learning

“My son hears three languages in the home, and I know it’s common for children growing up multilingual to start to speak later. I don’t like the idea of ‘manipulating’ a situation to get him to speak, but I recently realized that there...

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,...

Simple Ideas For Open-Ended Play

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Jun 17, 2016 | Cognition, Music, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Understanding Development

What is open-ended play, and where can I get some? On this episode of the Learn With Less podcast, Ayelet answers the following questions: What is open-ended play, and why is it important? What kinds of materials are considered good for open-ended play? What objects...

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...