THERAPIES AND TREATMENTS
Top Ways Families Can Maximize Speech Therapy in the Home Environment
Altered for print from an exclusive full video at https://www.loom.com/share/ a5f81cb41bbf4205adfc7ad38fb2b579.
By Rosemarie Griffin, MA, CCC/SLP BCBA
PARENT QUESTION: WHAT CAN I DO TO MAXIMIZE MY CHILD’S SPEECH THERAPY WHEN AT HOME?
T
his is a really, really good question. If you’re new to me, my name is Rose Griffin, and I am a speech-language pathologist, a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, and the founder of ABA Speech. I divide my time between a public school and my private practice called ABA Speech.
1
The number one most important thing to do is have an ongoing dialogue or communication with your child’s speech therapist. That may look different in a public school setting versus a private setting.
In a public school setting here in Ohio, we have progress reports sent home every nine weeks. We have to give parents very specific information about how their child is doing in speech therapy. But, for some parents, they might want to know more frequently how their child is doing, or they might want to know specifically how they can help a child generalize what
Exceptional Needs Today | Issue 5 | 69
