Posts by Pamela Talbot
Clarification Strategies
Clarification strategies are an important self advocacy skill for a child to gain confidence in the classroom.
Read MoreDeveloping Executive Function Through Cooking
Cooking together is an opportunity for tweens and teens to strengthen executive function. Planning, sequencing and organizing while multi-tasking at it’s finest!
Read MoreWhat is Executive Function?
Executive Function covers a wide range of cognitive skills used to complete tasks in an organized and efficient manner.
Read More10 Ways to Build Theory of Mind in Young Children
10 simple ways to facilitate Theory of Mind development in young children
Read MoreDeveloping Theory of Mind with Books
Reading aloud to your child can be fun and rewarding. When we experience a book together we can add enhancements to help them develop Theory of Mind awareness.
Read MoreWhat is Theory of Mind? (a.k.a.”ToM”)
Theory of mind is the backbone of social competency. There are ways we can help to facilitate ToM development in children by providing a rich language environment.
Read MoreTales from the Backseat
Tales from the Backseat sounds like a great book title. Someday maybe I’ll write it because I have a lot of anecdotes related to conversations that come from the back seat of my car over the years. I guess all parents have those but here’s a good one to show how speech & language skills…
Read MoreIs the Art of Conversation at Risk?
Increased screen time is taking a toll on conversation and language development. Social skills as well as literacy development are at risk.
Read MoreBeginning Conversations with Babies
Conversation development starts at birth. In a rich linguistic environment the process happens gradually for the next few years but it is not a spontaneous process. It requires socially engaging interactions with adults in the child’s environment on a regular basis.
Read MoreConversation Skills: The End
Topic transitions and endings are an important part of conversation skills. Thinking about adult skills lets us know the target areas when we work with young children.
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