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Don’t forget to talk about pictures vs ONLY the written text! Here is a great example!! Let’s count the marshmallows! Wow, there are four! ... How many are IN the hot cocoa?! How many are OUT of the cup? I love the way marshmallows float on the top! They make hot chocolate so yummy, too! See more

Kids are a curious bunch! When we give their little minds opportunities to explore new things, it’s an amazing platform for language! Before throwing away containers, see if their little hands can open and close them. Talk about the container: is it big and plastic or small and cardboard? Truvia packets come the coolest hinged boxes . Maybe go around the house and see what toys can fit in such a tiny box. Oh! The lotion won’t fit because it’s too big. Maybe your bouncy ba...ll will! Make guesses. (Even if you know they’re wrong). Verbalizing your thought processes is a wonderful model. I wonder if my shoe will fit! Oh man! It’s too big. Let’s try one of your cars!

Today’s tip: Start each day with a grateful heart!

These hardworking therapists at ATS (from BOTH locations!) have a lot to be thankful for: amazing colleagues and patients to name a few! #BetterTogether #ThankfulThankful

Hey, ___! Bye, ___! If you’re child isn’t verbalizing or labeling yet, you don’t need big, fancy toys! Simply saying hey and bye to objects is an engaging way to expose your child to vocabulary already in his/her surroundings! ... Kids LOVE silly. They’ll be more likely to work on labeling if it’s a playful game vs. being asking, what’s this. Find an object, say, oh! Hey there, cow! You gotta go now? Ok! Bye, cow! Either toss the cow or hide it under something then move on to the next object. If the hiding place is the same for all objects (perhaps you put them all in a box), take them out and greet them all! HEY, car! Long time no see! Oh, hey there pig! And so on and so on!