Building Blocks BK

Working with the birth to 3 population over the past two decades has been a joy and a never-ending learning experience.

Moving away from the medical model of “let me fix your child’s deficits” to “let’s partner together to support your child’s learning and development during everyday routines” has been a game changer.

Having little ones practice a new skill in the environment whey they are expected to USE that new skill means we don’t have to hope and pray for generalization. This is the reason why we provide services in the child’s natural environment as opposed to a clinic setting.

Learning how to effectively partner with parents and caregivers to support their child’s development isn’t the easiest service delivery model, but it is the most effective.

Review of studies on parent-implemented intervention embedded into daily routines found that parents can be taught how to promote their child’s development and that their children improve as a result.

Reference: Roberts & Kaiser (2011); The Effectiveness of Parent-Implemented Language Interventions: A Meta-Analysis; AJSLP 20(3), 180-199.