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What is DIR Floortime?

Try using DIR Floortime with your children at home! It can be used with children of any ages, and it’s a great way to enjoy play-time with your child while developing a relationship with them and teaching them new things.

Developmental

Individual Differences

Relational

6-8 sessions per day

20 or more uninterrupted minutes for each session

Integrates principles from the D, I, and R in DIR                                          

This approach focuses on engaging and relating with your child and to build relationships and communication. Your child needs to be calm and focused before he is ready to interact and learn with you, so try to make sure he is in a comfortable environment and his sensory needs are being attended to.

The goal of DIR Floortime is to move into a shared world with your child! When your child is engaged and interacting with you, this motivates him to communicate with you.

Move into a shared world with your child by watching and waiting to see what interests him. Once he finds an object activity in which he is interested, encourage your child to expand on this interest. Wait for a response from your child, and keep the interaction going! These interactions are called “Circles of Communications.” Try to get as many circles of communications going as you can! For example, if your child is interested in pretending to cook, encourage them to make you something to eat as well! Wait and encourage him to respond, and once he does, keep watching to see what he is interested in next.

Make sure you use plenty of affect when playing with your child! This means to use various facial expressions, gestures, and intonation to make play interesting and fun! This encourages him to get involved in play. Lastly, the most important aspect of DIR Floortime is to have fun while working on building language!

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une version live du morceau « der feneg » (cf. watts#10) de Fernand Fernandez, par  le duo Daniel et ses passagers clandestins ! enregistré durant la résidence de Fernand Fernandez à la Roque d’Anthéron en avril 2017. enjoy !

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L'Embobineuse et L'Art de Vivre présentent VARIÉTÉS EXPÉRIMENTALES #2

Ce Festival de musique électro-acoustique s'intéresse à l'approche expérimentale, au bricolage et à l'idée de fabriquer une œuvre d'art avec des objets de peu d'importance.

SAM. 10 JUIN 20h30 • À L'EMBOBINEUSE

Fernand Fernandez et Dahu [Speechrock / Lecture-Concert]

Into The Brane [Performance electroacousticoctophonique]

Treatise [Pièce pour un ensemble instrumental indéterminé, de Cornélius Cardew (1936-1981) / L'Art de Vivre]

↪ https://www.facebook.com/events/1890413877880941

DIM. 11 JUIN 17h30 • À L'EMBOBINEUSE

L'Harmonie Sainte Victorine [Classiques visités, Installation supersonique]

SOMA - Les Massages Sonores [Danse et live sur corps / DAATH Label]

Le Choeur TAC TIL [Choeur sensible, Concert Choeur acousmatique]

↪ https://www.facebook.com/events/130757994158921

PAF : 7,00 € PAF de soutien : 9,00 € PaPass week-end : 12,00 €

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It’s SLP Day! Today we celebrate the over 140,000 SLPs in our field. Did you know Speech-Language Pathology has been a field since the 1920s?! The field came about to help treat soldiers with brain injury following WWI. SLPs now work with all age ranges and in a variety of settings including hospitals, schools, outpatient clinics, private practices, and rehabilitation centers. A master’s degree is required to practice and a nine-month fellowship post-graduation. SLPs work with children and adults with disorders in articulation, language, fluency, voice, hearing, social-pragmatics, feeding, AAC, and swallowing. We LOVE the variety our field offers! #shenandoahsoundstart #slp #slpday #may18 #loveyourslp #winchesterslp #winchesterva #pediatricslp #pediatrictherapy #bshm #bhsm #soundstart #privatepracticeslp #privatepractice #speechlanguagepathology #speechrocks #speechie #justspeechie #lovewhatyoudo (at Shenandoah SOUNDstart, LLC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAWgGSohiFY/?igshid=2z4wsb6etiwa

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How to have a Positive Outcome when your Child Demands “No!”

1. Stop arguing – Arguing with your child is like trying to nail Jell-O® to the wall. It can’t be done, and neither can “winning” the argument.

2. Let go of control – Give two, and only two choices. Asking, “Do you want to wear the white shirt or the blue shirt?” puts your child in the driver’s seat and gives the illusion of control. When the child feels in control, they are less likely to say “No!”

3. Stay calm – As hard as it may be, not reacting can be a powerful tool when attempting to diffuse a temper tantrum. For example, if your child demands cereal for breakfast and promptly throws the cereal on the floor, calmly acknowledge that he/she did not want the cereal.

4. Feeling important can go a long way in preventing a tantrum. If the goal is to leave the house, asking your child to help find his/her shoes or toy to bring along can provide a sense of independence and pride.

5. Ignoring with purpose – As simple as it sounds, ignoring the negative behavior and praising the positive behavior communicates what is expected. Look for opportunities to tell your toddler you like what they are doing or how they are behaving.

6. Get silly – Dancing, breaking into song, or putting on a silly act can distract your child long enough to accomplish what it is that needs accomplishing. A laughing child is much more likely to get in the car to go to the store than a toddler in the middle of an argument.

7. Know when to say “yes” – Enforcing big rules and refusing to accept dangerous behavior should be consistent day in and day out, no matter how loudly your child protests. If your child’s “no” is in response to something insignificant such as refusing to wear regular shoes and opting for rain boots on a sunny day, what harm is there in letting the “no” prevail?

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Do “Late Talkers” Really Need Speech Therapy?

A common question we get during speech-language evaluations is if we feel a child will catch up with same-aged peers naturally (i.e., without therapeutic intervention). It is not completely understood why some children understand spoken language at an age-appropriate level yet are not communicating verbally at a level commensurate with their same-aged peers, despite typical motor and cognitive development.  When a child is not speaking by 18 to 30 months, he or she is classified as a “late-talker.” The prevalence of “late talkers” for this age range is 13%.

Did you know that the norm for expressive vocabulary for an 18-month-old is 50 spoken words and 90% of children are combining two words on a consistent basis by this age? By 24 months, one would expect spoken language to have blossomed even more, and a child can have upward of 200-300 spoken words and is beginning to combine 3-word phrases. The longer we wait to see if a child will catch up, the more delayed the child’s expressive language may potentially become. See a chart on developmental speech, language, cognitive, hearing norms with the link below (4).

How does one decide if therapy is needed? If a child is not gesturing or using basic communication and really attempting to be understood, he or she may have gaps in development of non-verbal language, which is a precursor for spoken language. The child may have a genetic component to a speech or language impairment if older siblings also demonstrated delayed language acquisition.  Males are three times more likely to be “late talkers” than girls.  A child born earlier than 37 weeks gestation is at higher risk as well as children who are also delayed in motor development.  There may also be underlying conditions such as chronic ear infections, autism, or global developmental delay, putting the child at greater risk for language impairment.  Studies show 20-30% of “late-talkers” will not catch up by school age and even the ones who seemingly catch up, have been shown to have other delays in literacy and language learning down the road.

If you are concerned about your child who is potentially “late-talker,” consultation with a speech-language pathologist who specializes in the evaluation and treatment of babies and toddles may be warranted.

Resources:

Capone Singleton, N. (2018).     Late talkers: Why the wait-and-see approach is outdated. Pediatric     Clinics of North America, 65(1), 13-29.

Electronically retrieved on     03/06/2019 from http://www.hanen.org/helpful-info/articles/how-to-tell-if-your-child-is-a-late-talker-%E2%80%93-and-w.aspx

Electronically retrieved on 03/06/2019     from https://www.asha.org/PRPSpecificTopic.aspx?folderid=8589935380&section=Assessment

Electronically retrieved on     03/06/2019 from https://hearingfirst.org/-/media/files/downloadables/hf-milestones-09062017.pdf

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Teletherapy allows us to play some fun and interactive articulation games! Here is a clip of our friend working on the “Th” sound. #shenandoahsoundstart #speechtherapy #winchesterva #speechrocks #teletherapy #progress #davesindreygames #happyinpeds #VA #winchester #pediatricslp #privatepractice #learnfromhome #articfun #articulation #soundstart (at Shenandoah SOUNDstart, LLC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEmAFDnhdim/?igshid=1oy2nyd52rrqm

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Red Light, Green Light! Our mental or emotional health is just as important as our physical health in OT. Many kids struggle with self-regulation and emotional control. One way we might work on our emotional regulation in OT is through games such as Red Light, Green Light. This helps to teach kids how to control their bodies in situations, practice following directions, and control their impulses. Here we adapt our game to tie in our Zones of Regulation as well by adding two extra lights, Blue and Yellow. A yellow Light or Zone is our Slow down zone and our Blue Light or Zone, is take a break. As the game goes on, we might go faster, slower, or add in different aspects of the Zones of Regulation by identifying emotions in each zone, scenarios, or strategies. #soundstart #ot #occupationaltherapy #winchesterot #winchesterva #pediatrictherapywinchester #pediatricpt #teletherapy #therapyisfun #playtherapy #earlyintervention #otrocks #speechrocks #parentinvolvement #telehealth #teletherapyot # #shenandoahsoundstart (at Shenandoah SOUNDstart, LLC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAEL6YgBv31/?igshid=16g537yde2rat