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 Lorraine Bukilica | Jun 3, 2022 | Article, Communication, Early childhood education / early intervention, Reading
All parents want their children to do well in school. But what do you think is the most important thing parents can do with their preschooler to help them be successful? That one thing would be to READ to them. Statistics show that children read to, learn to read at...
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 Kristin Flannigan | Apr 15, 2022 | Article, Communication
Having a language processing or receptive language disorder means your brain has a hard time listening to and responding to language that is said out loud. Your brain may only be able to understand information when it is in small chunks. You may not hear all the...