by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Aug 19, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Language/Literacy, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Visual Supports
“My partner and I grew up in two very different cultures and speaking two different languages. We also live in a place where the dominant language is not either of our original languages, but we both speak it fluently in our community. When our daughter was...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Aug 19, 2016 | Communication, Music, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning
Families raising or considering raising a child who is multilingual are confronted with many questions. On this episode of Learn With Less, Ayelet delves into the topic of multilingualism and bilingualism. The research is clear (a child learning two or more languages...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Language/Literacy, Setting Up Environment For Learning
When my son was young, we were so busy attending therapy sessions, learning alternative methods to communicate and simply trying to stay afloat… it was easy to forget (and felt difficult to make the time) to provide basic activities that promoted learning...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Jul 22, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Music, Setting Up Environment For Learning
If you asked me what single toy was a “must-have” for infants and toddlers, I’d say: the drum. Ours has been one of the most evergreen, longest-lasting, and socially interesting open-ended play materials that my kids have enjoyed – from their...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Language/Literacy, Setting Up Environment For Learning
“There’s something intimidating about wordless picture books at first… When my first daughter was born, some family friends gave us a beautiful wordless picture book that I put away on the shelf, thinking, ‘no, I can’t read this, I...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Jul 15, 2016 | Communication, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning
She’s an educator, a therapist, a mom, and she has some great ideas for you about early literacy. Meet Megan Lingo, Educational Therapist, creator of Chickadee Lit, and co-creator of KidArt Lit. In this episode of Learn With Less, Megan spoke to Ayelet about...