Michelina McAnulty, M.S., CCC-SLP

Present at Paxtonia Elementary School day 2 (8:30-11:30)                                                   day 4 (8:30-4:05)                            Contact me: mmcanulty@cdschools.org

Students who demonstrate a need in articulation, fluency, language and auditory processing, and voice receive speech/language support.  Students are scheduled for individual and/or small group sessions according to age as well as type and severity of the disorder.

Practical Communication Strategies
     Learn about your child's communication
                How does your child communicate: cries, smiles, moves, reaches, looks, points, gestures, words, sentences
                Why my child communicates: express need, protest, seek attention, request, greet, comment, question

     Let your child lead                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Observe when things go wrong
                 Keep the interactions going
                 Take turns- match your turns with your child"s turns (pace, length, interest)
                 Cue your child to take a turn (facial expression, body language, visual helper, hand-over-hand, ask a question)

      Ask questions to keep the interactions going
                 Choice questions
                  Yes-No questions
                  WH questions

      Add Language to the Interaction 
                       Add language all day long
                       Add language to build your child"s understanding of the world
                       Add language to help your child express himself
                       Use a variety of words
                       Expand the child"s message
                       Highlight your language by SAYING less, STRESS, go SLOW