Partner Strategy Kits

In 1980 Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish wrote a parenting book, How To Talk So Kids Will Listen, and Listen So Kids Will Talk where they introduced strategies to help parents encourage their children to engage in meaningful conversations with them.  Interestingly, many of the interaction tips we share with professionals are reminiscent of the concepts in this 40 year old book! We want to give our therapists, teachers, paraprofessionals and PARENTS an easy way to learn about and try these techniques which are based on research and clinical practice, to help our students WANT to communicate with us!  Our Partner Strategy Kits are designed with this idea in mind!  Each kit has a video explainer and example.  You'll also find a flyer you can share with your team and families OR hang on your wall as a reminder!  Keep tuned as we build these kits to share with you!

Expectant Pause Cue Kit

Printable Flyer/Poster
Print and share with your team, family and even partners around school! You can even print on poster paper to decorate your space and remind everyone of the strategies you are targeting for the adults!

Print Me!

Explainer & Example Video
In this video, Jenna explains the concept of Expectant Pause and joins you as you practice what it really feels like to "Count to ten before you say it again!"  3 minutes

Expansion Strategy Cue Kit

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Printable Flyer/Poster

Think about printing your flyers and sending home to parents.  Plan a meeting afterward to talk about the strategy, make a short video of you using the strategy with their child to share with them!  Have them make a video themselves as they practice at home. TIP:  Give families an easy, familiar activity at first such as reading a favorite book and commenting as they go!

Explainer and Example Video:
In this short video Jenna explains the Expansion Strategy.  Please feel free to share this publicly available YouTube video with families! 4 minutes