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6 Prompting Techniques to Teach Kids a New Task

6 Prompting Techniques to Teach Kids a New Task

Do you have trouble teaching your child a new activity or a new skill?  When teaching your learner a new task, the best thing you can perform is prompting. Prompting refers to the level of instruction you give your child when you ask them to complete a task. This can...

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Coming Soon to Avondale

Coming Soon to Avondale

NEW LOCATION ALERT! TEAM 4 Kids is growing! We are excited to announce TEAM 4 Kids 3.0 will be in Avondale located at 1585 N. 113th Ave Suite 102. Our Avondale location will feature a parent lounge, sibling lounge, messy play room, theme room, individual treatment...

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Creating a Visual Schedule

Creating a Visual Schedule

Visual schedules are a great tool and intervention to help with routine, transition, communication, and learning a new skill. Visual schedules can be produced in a variety of ways. You can use PECS, which is a Picture Exchange Communication System, for children who...

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App of the Week: Starfall ABC’s

App of the Week: Starfall ABC’s

Adding apps to your device can be overwhelming with over 1.5 billion currently available in the app store but narrowing down your app search is not difficult. Using key search words like Autism, speech, and articulation can help narrow down the search. Once you find...

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Benefits of Today’s Technology

Benefits of Today’s Technology

It’s hard to imagine life without some type of mobile device nowadays and our children don’t know any other way. Technology such as iPads or other tablets can be powerful instruments in your child’s development of speech. However there are some do’s and don’ts that we...

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Understanding Your Child’s Diagnosis

Understanding Your Child’s Diagnosis

When your child receives diagnosis questions can (and usually will) begin to flood your brain to ask your doctor. In addition, before you know it you could very easily overwhelm yourself with questions of your own. What do I do? Who do I talk to? What about school?...

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Web Browser for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Web Browser for Autism Spectrum Disorder

With summer in full swing and the temperatures rising, children and parents might be looking for a fun family alternative to outdoor activities that are educational and indoors! Zac Browser, an internet browser that was developed for children with Autism Spectrum...

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