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...
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...
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,’...
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,...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Jun 10, 2016 | Communication, Music, Podcast, Understanding Development
The term “speech therapist,” for many of us, is a complete misnomer! On this episode of Learn With Less, Ayelet shares a bit about what it is she does as a pediatric speech-language pathologist. Below is the transcript of this episode’s “Developmental Thought,” a...
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...