by emerge | Aug 14, 2018 | Autism, Fine motor activities, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, School, Sensory Processing/Integration, Uncategorized
Es esa época del año otra vez: el verano aún no ha terminado, pero es hora de que los niños obtengan sus útiles escolares y preparen sus mentes para el aprendizaje en el aula. Muchos niños en edad escolar luchan por mantener la atención durante el día escolar,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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)....
