tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post2159084846128302961..comments2024-03-22T13:23:45.043-04:00Comments on PreKandKSharing: Simple Ways to Encourage Communication!RainbowsWithinReachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539319184558859828noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-51029554877265017752011-12-18T23:39:58.464-05:002011-12-18T23:39:58.464-05:00Great stuff Pam! I love #2 regarding not anticipa...Great stuff Pam! I love #2 regarding not anticipating a child's need, but rather letting things happen organically....thanks for the wisdom.Enrique Hank Feldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896049859196609928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-59998250015648673322011-12-06T20:33:41.218-05:002011-12-06T20:33:41.218-05:00Ayn and Deb- I absolutely agree! These ideas are g...Ayn and Deb- I absolutely agree! These ideas are great for ALL children- not JUST children with special needs....but especially important for children who are struggling with communication! and Debbie...Yup! I think all SLP's must emphasize these things- I've used the counting technique and many others suggested by our SLP! (who, by the way, is wonderful...and I've learned a TON from her!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353127376585187663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-23910995792692507902011-12-06T18:46:05.027-05:002011-12-06T18:46:05.027-05:00Pam!!!! These are such helpful specifics, for ALL ...Pam!!!! These are such helpful specifics, for ALL of us! I spent 10 years on the staff at a private center for young children with special needs. Our speech therapists were ALWAYS telling us these sort of suggestions and they have helped me my entire career. <br /><br />I will always remember them (the speech divas) reminding us OVER and OVER and OVER -- that the greatest gift we could give children struggling to communicate, was to give them T-I-M-E!!! <br /><br />They even went so far as to suggest that if we needed to slow ourselves down, to allow for the child's response, we could count. <br /><br />I think you've really done a HUGE service by posting these ideas. <br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />DebbieRainbowsWithinReachhttp://www.rainbowswithinreach.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-41243724994315408412011-12-06T07:42:35.312-05:002011-12-06T07:42:35.312-05:00Great ideas, Pam! I especially love the idea of us...Great ideas, Pam! I especially love the idea of using activities that are highly motivating. When I had a Montessori school, we always had gerbils, and my own children loved having a hamster. As Ayn said, these are great ideas even for a "neuro-typical" child. Deb @ LivingMontessoriNow.comDeb Chitwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-70844908812135590192011-12-04T20:55:52.186-05:002011-12-04T20:55:52.186-05:00I love these posts, Pam! I find that I employ many...I love these posts, Pam! I find that I employ many of the strategies I used in special education with my pre-k children and they are quite effective with them, as well. Even for a "neuro-typical" child, these are great suggestions to build language and communication skills!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798516846017108647noreply@blogger.com