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School Sensory Supports and Strategies

by emerge | Aug 14, 2018 | Autism, Fine motor activities, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, School, Sensory Processing/Integration, Uncategorized

It’s that time of year again:  Summer is not even over, but it’s time for the kids to get their school supplies and prepare their minds for classroom learning.  Many school children struggle to sustain attention through the school day, organize their...
Eye on Executive Function

Eye on Executive Function

by emerge | Jul 31, 2018 | Autism, Emerge programs, General information, Occupational Therapy, School, Speech & Language

(Image Credit) Executive Functions: Executive functions are a cluster of cognitive skills that include the ability to anticipate consequences, generate novel ideas and solutions, initiate appropriate actions, and monitor ongoing success or failure. They allow us to...

Teaching Time Concepts

by emerge | Sep 1, 2017 | Autism, Community, Emerge programs, Parenting, School, Speech & Language

“I have a birthday yesterday. Tomorrow on my birthday I gonna be four.” “We play that game yesternight.” “When I was two I’m going to eat cake.” Concepts of time are some of the trickiest for our kids to grasp. Words and phrases like yesterday, tomorrow, next week,...
Get Back in the Swing!

Get Back in the Swing!

by emerge | Jul 14, 2017 | Occupational Therapy, Parenting, School, Speech & Language

Back in the Swing A Back-to-School Readiness Presentation Part of the Parent Education Workshop Series   Have you seen it yet — the Back-to-School signs and school supplies that have started cropping up in stores everywhere?  Just when you start to get...
Helping Children Learn to Read: Using the LiPS Program at Emerge

Helping Children Learn to Read: Using the LiPS Program at Emerge

by Emerge - A Childs Place | Aug 23, 2016 | School, Speech & Language

Research tells us that language difficulties are at the root of many children’s issues with learning to read (Catts, 2003). In fact, more than 70% of children with reading difficulties in 2nd grade have a history of language deficits in Kindergarten (Catts, 1999)....
Back to School Transition Strategies

Back to School Transition Strategies

by Emerge - A Childs Place | Aug 15, 2016 | Behavioral regulation, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, School

Back to School Transition Strategies Returning to school is right around the corner! As your family soaks up the last few weeks of summer, consider these strategies provided by local psychologist, Dr. Rachel A. Bowman, to help your child transition back into the...
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