by Heather Hoeft, B.S., M.Ed., LBS1 | Jan 10, 2024 | Communication, Expressive Language, Language Arts, Literacy for Children with Autism, Receptive Language |
Teaching and modeling language use is complex at all ages. In early childhood classrooms, such as preschool and kindergarten, there are early language skills that teachers include in classrooms and daily lessons. Educational teams work together to scaffold and...
by Jen Koenig, B.S, M.Ed., LBS1 | Nov 1, 2023 | Communication, Expressive Language, Receptive Language |
I’ve Been On a Mission Over the month of October, I made a goal with the SLP that works with my caseload to incorporate AAC into as many places as I possibly could. We put our heads together to take whole group activities and partner AAC modeling with it....
by Gina Russell, B.S , M.Ed | Jun 15, 2023 | Basic Skills, Expressive Language |
As the summer sun shines brightly, parents, teachers, and related service providers have a golden opportunity to integrate summer-themed activities into children’s learning routines. By incorporating engaging and interactive tasks that encompass big and little...
by Heather Hoeft, B.S., M.Ed., LBS1 | Jan 25, 2023 | Basic Skills, Classroom Instruction, Expressive Language, Interventions, Play, Receptive Language |
Working with families is an important part of any learner’s success. There are strategies that I have found to be most successful. My team and I are sure to communicate with families in their preferred method at least once a week. Some families prefer daily...
by Gina Russell, B.S , M.Ed | Sep 22, 2022 | Communication, Expressive Language, Receptive Language |
Did you know that 80% of what we say is communicated via 200 basic words (Baker & Hill, 2000-speech.allisonfors). Core language word examples are I, you, go, stop, eat, etc. Fringe words are the nouns such as cheesecake, waterfall, pumpkin. If you think about...
by Heather Hoeft, B.S., M.Ed., LBS1 | Jul 27, 2022 | Behavior, Communication, Expressive Language, Visuals |
Functional communication training (FCT) happens when we teach our learners how to communicate in place of using maladaptive behaviors. The modality of functional communication is required to be individualized to each learner. This is because communication looks...