Although we've been apart these past few months, our Spectrum community has continued to use the creative arts as a way to stay connected. We have been so impressed with the resilience and creativity we've seen in our students with this transition, and thought this was a perfect time to renew our popular "Student Spotlight" series! Each
Collaboration with Flower City Yoga Spectrum Creative Arts and Flower City Yoga have teamed up to provide this series of mindfulness and movement videos to further your practice of self-care. In these videos, you’ll see guided practices led by Nora Doebrich, MPS, RYT. Nora is the owner of and a yoga instructor at Flower City
About the Song In this Sing to Speech episode, we are targeting spelling and reading consonant vowel consonant (CVC) words— specifically those that contain the vowel letter, ‘A.’ The first part of this song explains the steps to reading a three letter word including the lyrics, “I see three letters, I’m going
Interview with Temeka How did you pick this song and why are you singing it? “I picked this song after we got the class’ semester theme Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame Legends. After brainstorming a bunch of different songs and artists, I thought this would be a fun song to sing.
About the Episode Episode 5 of the Sing to Speech series focuses on oral motor planning for s-blend and k/g sounds. The song used is an original composition that promotes repetition of the targeted consonant sounds within various words. These sounds can be challenging for some students, and singing or even
When we transitioned to virtual services, we chose to begin by starting with individual services only. As a team who is committed to doing excellent work, we recognized that we had a lot to learn about adapting our services to fit a virtual delivery model, and we wanted to make sure we did it right.
Statement of Unity By: Melissa Delapa In this isolated time We all need to be a bit kinder Don’t go out without a mask Keep your germs to yourself! Many pre-made plans have unraveled Apparently it’s the ordinary things that keep us sane Sanity through talking on the phone with family and
About this Episode This original song was written to encourage students in learning three basic steps to having a conversation. The lyrics to this song talk about the importance of keeping a conversation on topic, looking into the other person’s eyes when talking to them, and asking questions/giving comments that relate to
During this unprecedented time in our global community, the current human experience is filled with exceptional challenge, hardship, and isolation. For many, prioritizing the physical health of our community and ourselves has come at the cost of a fundamental core value: connection. These now commonplace notions of “social distancing” and “sheltering in
About this Episode Episode 3 of the Sing to Speech series focuses on oral motor planning for the vowel sounds “ah,” “ee,” and “ooh.” The song used is an original song that promotes repetition of the targeted vowel sounds both in isolation and within various words. Practicing the sound in isolation
