Early Intervention Language Strategies - Parent Handouts for Daily Routines
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- This Early Intervention therapy resource is a BUNDLE of the English and Spanish versions of the Early Language Handouts for Daily Routines. These handouts are perfect for early intervention, routine-based parent-coaching therapy sessions with English and Spanish speaking families. These no-prep handPrice $19.20Original Price $30.00Save $10.80
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Do you work in early intervention and/or support young/pre-school children with expressive language delay? Do you support families in the home to use language strategies within daily routines? Are you looking for an evidence based resource to support your early intervention therapy delivery, that doesn't involve any preparation? Well, these Early Language Handouts for Daily Routines may be just what you need. They're sure to be a must-have item in your EI therapy toolkit!
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These evidence-based early intervention handouts have been designed to support you to coach parents/caregivers to effectively use early language strategies in routine-based early intervention sessions. A range of ready-to-use handouts are included in this pack.
This resource was updated 23rd March 2023.
This resource contains:
- A detailed research overview: includes information/research about caregiver coaching, coaching in daily routines, and general language facilitation strategies. All references are included.
- Therapy Intervention Handouts: Forms and handouts to support planning and delivery of routines-based intervention sessions.
Includes: Caregiver-Coaching FAQs handout (great for sharing with parents/caregivers at the start of therapy), therapy rating scales (pre- and post-therapy intervention), Joint Planning sheet, parent/caregiver reflection sheets, a daily routines and activities list, a blank first words record sheet, a blank early gestures record sheet, and a blank first signs record sheet are all included, to support the delivery of your routines-based caregiver coaching sessions. Instructions are provided on each page. - 12 Language Strategy Handouts: Each language strategy is outlined in caregiver-friendly terms with ideas of how they can be used with a few different daily routines.
Language strategies covered:
Naming/Modeling, Commenting, Choices, Pausing, Following their Lead, Copy and Add, Use Gestures, Say it Again and Again, Reduce Questions, Communication Temptations, Verbal Routines, and Linguistic Mapping. - 25 Daily Routine Handouts: 25 different daily routine handouts have been provided. Each handout includes some info about the routine and how it is beneficial to the child. A list of suggested target words (including nouns, verbs, core words, concepts, and symbolic sounds and exclamatory words) is also included. Each handout also provides examples of different language facilitation strategies that can be used with the same daily routine.
Daily Routines Included:
Brushing Teeth
Brushing Hair
Shower Time
Bath Time
Getting Dressed
Using the Toilet
Diaper Change
Washing Hands
Bedtime Routine
Cooking/Baking
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snack Time
Cleaning
Putting Away Toys
Laundry
Feeding a Pet
Washing the Dishes
Taking the Trash Out
Yard Work
Grocery Shopping
At the Playground
At the Library
In the Car
Additional Information:
- This pack is suitable for use all year round with a range of families.
- All of the handouts are no-prep and ready to use straight away.
- There are two versions included- one with US English spellings and vocabulary, and another with UK/AUS English spellings and vocabulary.
Ideas for use:
- Use the rating scales to monitor progress/help with planning before and after therapy intervention.
- Use the Joint Plan sheet to support therapy planning with the parent/caregiver.
- Provide the parent/caregiver with either of the reflection sheets during/after sessions to guide self-reflection.
- Use the daily routines and activities list to get an idea of the type of routines the family does at home.
- Give parents/caregivers the first words, gestures, and/or signs lists so they can track their child’s progress.
- Use the handouts for parents and caregivers during caregiver-coaching sessions.
- Share the handouts with parents/caregivers or childcare providers during meetings.
- Send the handouts home in homework packets.
- Put the handouts on a bulletin board as a “daily routine of the week” or “strategy of the week”.
- Put these handouts in a binder and use them for your own reference.