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06/28/2023

Here's why we need to develop the lower levels of the brain before we can focus on the higher levels of learning...

https://www.ilslearningcorner.com/2016-03-brain-hierarchy-when-your-childs-lower-brain-levels-are-weak-they-cant-learn/

06/26/2023

Receptive language refers to how we understand spoken words, the language around us, and the ability to hear/understand/comprehend spoken language.

👂Receptive language can include spoken, written, and implied language. It is the intake of information, therefore receptive language can include un-spoken words.

🗣️Expressive language, in contrast, refers to the use of language to communicate with others. Expressive language is “expressed” through speech, sign, written words, picture symbols, gestures, body language, or alternative forms of language to communicate wants, needs, thoughts and ideas.

❓What does this mean for daily functioning in every day tasks? SO much! Language is needed for learning, play, communication with others, understanding directions, safety, and participation in everyday activities. Functional participation requires receptive language in order to thrive and communicate wants, needs, thoughts, and ideas. Let's explore this more...https://www.theottoolbox.com/receptive-language/

05/24/2023

Take a minute for a mindful break! Love this from 🥰

05/19/2023

05/01/2023

Dr. Shefali Tsabary, child psychologist and bestselling author of "The Parenting Map," says there are six types of gifted kids. She shares her best advice for raising them to be happy, successful and independent adults.

04/22/2023

Want to raise smart and successful kids? Teaching them how to stay focused and indistractable is a skill that will serve them well no matter what life path they pursue. Here's how to do it.

03/24/2023

Great new research to support work of science of reading - University of Florida Literacy Institute or LearnUp Centers are just two examples of programs that do such as research below suggests. Connect Speech Therapy Inc can help.

To compare the effects of two ways to teach reading, research from Bruce McCandliss and his colleagues used brain waves to map neural circuits.

12/06/2022

Great resource to help children who may not yet internally visualize schedule or who do not like uncertainty around new situations or activities.

Our plan for the day is a fantastic resource to support children when routines are unsettled over Christmas. Use it to talk through WHERE you are going....WHAT you will be doing...WHEN you are going...and WHO will be there... and when you will be coming home 😊 Download this and all our resources from here https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/childrens-speech-and-language-resources 💙🌈

10/17/2022

Called "special time," the strategy is widely recommended by children's health professionals to help reduce behavioral issues in young children. Here's a guide on how to do it with your kids at home.

06/14/2022

04/28/2022

Stanford Professor Bruce McCandliss found that beginning readers who focus on letter-sound relationships, or phonics, increase activity in the area of their brains best wired for reading.

03/16/2022

Scientists say that for most children, masks in school aren't a major obstacle to learning or socializing. Students in classrooms find other ways to connect.