2014
A Favorite Book For Halloween
All of the therapists at Building BLOCS get excited when October rolls around. The temperature in Texas starts getting bearable, and it symbolizes the start of the holiday season. Halloween, in particular, is one of the best holidays to work with children because there are so many activities to do with kids–most of them messy, …
Building Language with Communication Temptations
Some of the best tricks used by speech pathologists to promote language in young children are simple–entice a child with an exciting toy that they need assistance with, model language (1-2 word sentences), and WAIT. Waiting is key to give a child the opportunity to use the language they’re hearing. Watch Brandy modeling these strategies …
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Great Spring Books to Read with your Preschooler
Spring is such an exciting season to work with young children. There are so many tangible things to see and talk about outside–from the changing weather to budding flowers. We also have lots of favorite books we read to coincide with the springtime theme. The only problem is choosing which ones to read. Here are …
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Three Little Pigs Recipe–Straw Houses
Our kids really love to help out in the kitchen. This recipe is perfect because it’s so simple–just a few ingredients and a few simple steps. It also ties in perfectly with our Three Little Pigs theme. We use the following simplified haystacks recipe: 1 cup peanut butter chips** 1 cup butterscotch chips 1/2 can …
Language Building Toys: Nesting Cups
Nesting cups are a common toy for people to have around the house. Here, Brandy demonstrates a fun game that we like to play with them. This game can focus on so many things. A few things include: Eye contact: Point or have a child point to the cup then wait for them to look …
Autism Awareness: Tips For Reaching Out
If you know someone who has autism or a child with autism, it may be difficult for you to know how to interact with them or their child. This can be made more difficult by misinformation you may have been given that people with autism are not affectionate, loving, or interested in social interactions. This …
Playing at Home: Caterpillar Puppets
If your child is in early intervention with us, we’ve been reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar this month. Here’s a fun language extension to play at home. Using either a sock as a puppet or another item that you could pretend is a caterpillar, read the story. Have the caterpillar pretend to eat the foods on …