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Communication 4 Forever! Strategies for Preschool Teachers to Increase Communication Skills with Students in Their Classrooms and Collaborate with Speech- Language Pathologists Leslie Rainey, M.S., CCC-SLP

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Birth to One Year:

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One to Two Years:

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Two to Three Years:

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Three to Four Years:

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Four to Five Years:

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When to Worry: The Child has difficulty following directions. The Child has difficulty formulating sentences. The Child has weak vocabulary skills. The Child is difficult to understand. The Child has decreased social interactions.

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The Basics: Do What You Do!

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The Basics: Vocabulary Be explicit and intentional. Build on prior knowledge through questions and discussion. Make connections through questions and discussion. Offer definitions. MULTIPLE EXPOSURES and OPPORTUNITIES. MAKE IT REAL.

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The Basics: Expanding Repeat a childs utterance in a grammatically correct format.

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The Basics: Scaffolding Add information to a childs utterance with one or two words.

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The Basics: Use Visuals Pictures Graphic Organizers Expanding Expression Tools

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articulation stuttering social skills Phonological disorder Selective mustism swallowing language dyslexia

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Inclusion: Co-Planning Ideas Email 5 minutes in the hall Teacher 1 shares plans with Teacher 2 and Teacher 2 develops a plan based on Teacher 1s direction. Designated and protected plan time. Teacher 1 and Teacher 2 determine a theme and targets. Each develops on piece of plan.

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Trust me Im a teacher!

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Inclusion: Observer Teacher 1 gives instruction. Teacher 2 observes and takes data. Co-planned or Teacher 1 plans independently.

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Inclusion: Drifter Teacher 1 gives instruction. Teacher 2 supports students within the classroom. Co-planned or Teacher 1 planned independently.

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Inclusion: Parallel Teacher 1 gives instruction to a portion of the class. Teacher 2 gives the same instruction or lesson to the other portion of the class. Co-Planned.

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Inclusion: Alternator Teacher 1 gives group instruction. Teacher 2 follows up with small group instruction.

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Inclusion: Teaming Teacher 1 and Teacher 2 give instruction together. Co-Planned.

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Inclusion: Stations Teacher 1 provides small group instruction. Teacher 2 provides small group instruction. Co-Planned.

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Your Challenge Let go of the fear. Work through your differences. Embrace what you can accomplish together.

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References American Speech Language and Hearing Association. (n.d.). Communication disorders: prevalence and cost in the united states. Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/ https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/ American Speech Language and Hearing Association. (n.d.). How does your child hear and talk? Retrieved from http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/chart/ http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/chart/ Christ, T. & Want, X.C. (2012). Supporting preschoolers vocabulary learning: Using a decision making model to select appropriate words and methods. Young Children, March, 74-80. http://www.naeyc.org/yc/files/yc/file/201203/Christ_YC0311.pdfhttp://www.naeyc.org/yc/files/yc/file/201203/Christ_YC0311.pdf Kohnert, Kathy. (2013). Bilingual Language Development. On YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNRqJo9niFYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNRqJo9niFY

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References Hart, B. & Risley, T.R. (2003). The early catastrophe: The 30 million word age gap by 3. American Educator, Spring, 4-9. http://www.aft.org//sites/default/files/periodicals/TheEarlyCatastrophe.pdf http://www.aft.org//sites/default/files/periodicals/TheEarlyCatastrophe.pdf U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2015). Nearly 1 in 12 children ages 317 has a disorder related to voice, speech, language, or swallowing: infographic. Retrieved from http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/tools/image-share/Pages/nchs- infographic.aspxhttp://www.nidcd.nih.gov/tools/image-share/Pages/nchs- infographic.aspx Schuleman, Jess. (2013). Cute articulation norms. Retrieved from http://figurativelyspeechingslp.blogspot.com/2013/09/cute-articulation-norms.html http://figurativelyspeechingslp.blogspot.com/2013/09/cute-articulation-norms.html Smith, S. (2010). Expanding Expression Tool. Retrieved from http://www.expandingexpression.com/aboutus.html http://www.expandingexpression.com/aboutus.html

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References Waltman, E. (2012). Coteaching differentiation. Retrieved at http://www.slideshare.net/ErinWaltman1/coteaching-differentiation-and-udl http://www.slideshare.net/ErinWaltman1/coteaching-differentiation-and-udl Wright, P.W.D. & Wright, P.D. (2015). Questions and answers on least restrictive environment requirements of the IDEA. Wrights Law. Retrieved at http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/lre.osers.memo.idea.htm http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/lre.osers.memo.idea.htm