by Patricia Looney-Burman | Jun 24, 2022 | Article, Communication
In the area of communication, listening, understanding, and expressing ourselves is supreme. How much communication, though, is focused on seeing and observing? One of the most important things you can learn is how to observe. If you are good at it, you will notice...
by Patricia Looney-Burman | Jun 10, 2022 | Article, Communication, Speech Techniques (total communication, prompt)
In the area of communication, listening, understanding, and expressing ourselves in spoken, sign, or written language are paramount. How much, though, is focused on seeing and observing? One of the most important things I learned in preparation to become a...
by Patricia Looney-Burman | May 27, 2022 | Article, Communication, Early childhood education / early intervention, Speech Techniques (total communication, prompt)
This is a subject that I wager all parents hope never happens—but it does. Here is my experience from when I was 11 years old, having been in speech therapy for a lateral lisp: Near the end of the first semester of therapy, my classroom teacher said, when I got...
by Patricia Looney-Burman | May 13, 2022 | Article, Communication
What’s so hard about following directions? Sometimes it’s because there are so many distractions around. There’s no easy solution, but there are ways to make it easier. Try these: Get your child’s attention before giving directions by saying your child’s name,...
by Patricia Looney-Burman | Sep 8, 2020 | Speech Techniques (total communication, prompt)
In the area of communication, listening, understanding, and expressing ourselves in spoken, sign, or written language are paramount. How much, though, is focused on seeing and observing? One of the most important things I learned in preparation to become a...
