Parents don’t even realize they’re doing it, but every time they talk in the presence of their babies and toddlers, they are teaching language. From infancy, little ones are listening to parents’ voices and to the sounds adults make, beginning to familiarize themselves with the speech sounds that make up their native language. As they
Pre-Literacy Skills: Easy ways to build them at home
Did you know that when you chant nursery rhymes with your toddler, you’re not just amusing him – you’re actually helping him build foundational skills for reading? Great focus is placed on reading skills once students hit school age. In reality, the foundational skills for reading are laid when children are much younger: in preschool
Self-Advocacy
As parents, we are the first advocate for our children in every area. Our advocacy is especially vital to helping our students, with learning and attention issues, succeed at school. Many parents exhaust themselves with their dedication to ensuring their children get appropriate accommodations or specialized instruction. Ultimately, our goal should be to transition our
Autism and Social Pragmatics: The “Hidden Curriculum”
In our last article, we discussed the analogy of being dropped in a foreign country with an unfamiliar language and compared this to children with autism who struggle to understand spoken language. While just making sense of the words can be a challenge for early learners or lower-functioning children, difficulty with language permeates all the
Speech Processing in Autism: Like a Foreign Language
Imagine being dropped in a foreign country where you are completely unfamiliar with the language. All around you, people are talking – sometimes to you, sometimes to each other – and you can’t make out any of the meaning. People are getting frustrated that you are not responding or doing what they ask, and you
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