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 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 Reagan Strange, MSEd | Jul 7, 2022 | ABA 101, Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Resources |
If you’re anything like me and you had no idea what the VB-MAPP was on your first day as a special education teacher, I’m here to let you know that you are not alone. My experiences and knowledge of the ABA side of teaching student’s with autism was...
by Gina Russell, B.S , M.Ed | Feb 24, 2022 | Communication, Expressive Language, Receptive Language |
Soapbox moment. Visuals are some of the most incredible supports you can use with individuals to help facilitate language understanding and communication. Working with the tiniest of tots these days, introducing visuals as early as possible has been key with so many...