Monthly Archives: September 2020

Learning Labs!

Learning Labs!

Just a reminder, Learning Labs start Monday! If your child is attending Learning Labs, I have already contacted you with their bussing pick up/drop off times.

If your child is not coming in for Learning Labs, live Zoom meetings will be done by other teachers (Mrs. Kathy Adams and/or Mrs. Lindsey Ray), if you have not received their Zoom links, please let me know!

Also, you have received work packets for the week of September 21st. These work packets are meant to be done while your child is not attending Learning Labs or live Zoom meetings (for example, if your child is participating in morning Learning Lab sessions the work packet is meant for the afternoon).

As always, please let me know if you have any questions and/or concerns! πŸ™‚

Wednesday, September 16th

Wednesday, September 16th

This week we have been seeing a lot of apples during our live Zoom meetings.  Posted below is a book all about the apple tree life cycle!  Can you believe that an apple grows from a tiny little seed into a beautiful tasty apple?! Also, I am posting some of our fun apple counting songs.  Enjoy your Wednesday, everyone!

Here is a recording of today’s Zoom meeting!

Encouraging Communication During Morning Routines

Encouraging Communication During Morning Routines

Morning Routine Visual Schedule

  • Talk with your child about each step of the process and show the pictures as you move through each task.
  • Help your child to understand the sequence of events by using “first- then” to describe the tasks in relation to one another.  For example, “First we get dressed, then we eat breakfast.”

Clothing choice board

  • Present 1 or 2 clothing options at a time.
  • Ask different types of questions:
    • Yes/no questions such as “Do you want to wear this sweater?”
    • Multiple choice questions using different types of clothing such as “Do you want to wear pants or shorts?”
    • Multiple choice questions using the same type of clothing adding descriptive words such as “Do you want to wear the blue shirt or the red shirt?
    • ‘Wh-‘ questions such as “What do you want to wear?”
  • Allow for different types of responses:
    • Nod or shake head
    • Look at, point to, or touch the clothing
    • Point to picture symbols on a choice board
    • Produce sounds or words
  • Provide a verbal model to reinforce your child’s choice such as “Shirt”, “Blue shirt” or “I want blue shirt”.
  • Show your child how to point to the words on the communication board as you say them.    

Please contact Dawn Hunt, SLPΒ  with questions atΒ huntd@dearbornschools.org or 313-827-8335.

Thursday, September 10th

Thursday, September 10th

Posted below is a recording of today’s Zoom meeting. Don’t forget, we meet live daily at 10:00! Tomorrow will be our therapy group with Ms. Dawn (speech), Ms. Emily (OT) and Ms. LeTrisha (PT). πŸ™‚

Thursday, September 10th

Next week in our live meetings we will be discussing apples!! Below is a story, a song all about apple facts and an apple counting song!

Learning Lab Agreement and Daily Checklist

Learning Lab Agreement and Daily Checklist

If your child is attending learning labs, please complete the Learning Lab Agreement and send it with your child the first day of learning labs (September 21st). I am also attaching a checklist that you can refer to daily to monitor your child’s symptoms/lack of symptoms at home.