I follow the principles of motor learning and use a multi-sensory approach. I strive to develop functional goals for the child and include the family when developing goals to allow the child and family to experience success! Prosodic/melodic intonation is incorporated with slower pace of presentations to facilitate repeated practice of selected targets with meaningful feedback. Activities are selected based on the child’s interests to keep them actively engaged and having fun! Sessions are typically 30 minutes in length and 2-3 times per week with families being provided additional practice worksheets to use outside of sessions.

I have worked with families to develop core vocabularies to practice at home and focus being to encourage functional communication. Incorporating IPAD with Visual Scene Display to support communication in sessions and with family has been another method to support total communication and allow our learners to initiate communication and be active partners in communication exchanges.