Reading & Music Activity

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Written by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault,

Illustrated by Lois Elhert, Aladdin Paperbacks, New York 2000:

Lyrics:

A told B and B told C, “I’ll meet you at the top of the coconut tree”

“Whee” said D to E, F, G, “I’ll meet you at the top of the coconut tree”

Chicka, Chicka Boom Boom, Will there be enough room?

Here comes H up the coconut tree and I and K and tag-along K

All on their way up the coconut tree.

Chicka, Chicka Boom Boom, Will there be enough room?

Look who’s coming, it’s L, M, N, O, P

Q, R, S and T, U, V, Still more W, X, Y, Z all on their way up the…

Oh No! Chicka, Chicka Boom Boom!

Skit, skat skoodle-doot flip, flop flee,

Everybody’s running to the coconut tree

Mamas and Papas and Uncles and Aunts,

Hug their little dears and dust their pants

“Help us up” cried A, B, C. Next from the pile-up is skin-knee D

Stubbed-toed E and patched up F, then comes G all out of breath

H is tangled up with I, J and K are about to cry

L is knotted like a tie

M is looped, N is stoped, O is twisted olley-op

Skit, skat skoodle-doot flip, flop flee, look who’s coming, it’s black-eyed P

Q, R, S and loosed-toothed T, U, V, W, wiggle, jiggle free

Last to come, X, Y, Z and the sun goes down on the coconut tree

Chicka, Chicka Boom Boom, look, there’s a full moon!

A is out of bed and this what he said “Skit, skat skoodle-doot flip, flop flee, I’ll beat you at the top of the coconut tree”

Chicka, Chicka Boom Boom!

Developmental Focus: Letter Names, alphabet sequence

Activities: Signing letters, differentiating between upper and lowercase letters. Creating your own ‘coconut tree’ and placing the letters on it.

Reading & Music Activity

ABC Song

Written by Barbara Milne, Illustrated by Terri Mitchell

Sounds Like Learning CD, 2010

Lyrics:

Do you know these letters sounds, do you know these letter sounds?

They will help you learn to read, they will help you learn to read.

Apple, Apple a a A (each of these lines are repeated twice)

Baby, Baby b b B

Cookie, Cookie c c C

Dolly, Dolly d d D

Elbow, Elbow e e E

Flower, flower f f F

Garden, Garden, g g G

Hammer, Hammer h h H

Igloo, Igloo i i I

Jelly, Jelly j j J

Kitten, Kitten, k k K

Lion, Lion, l l L

Monkey, Monkey m m M

Necklace, Necklace, n n N

Ostrich, Ostrich o o O

Pumpkin, Pumpkin p p P

Quarter, Quarter, q q Q

Rabbit, Rabbit r r R

Scissors, Scissors s s S

Tiger, Tiger t t T

Undershirt, Undershirt u u U

Vacuum, Vacuum v v V

Window, window, w w W

X-ray, X-ray x x X

Yo-yo, Yo-yo y y Y

Zebra, Zebra z z Z

Developmental Focus: Letter Names and Sounds

Activities: Sign letters and words for each verse, have child go through and name each letter on each page. Create a book with pictures of familiar objects the child (e.g. Mommy, Mommy m m M, Jayden, Jayden j j J).

Updates on Autism Research

I heard this on my way to work the other morning and found it very interesting. NPR is a very reliable source and so it was great to hear current, valid research. One thing discussed is that research on brain tissue has shown an overgrowth of cells in a specific part of the brain ("67 percent more brain cells in that frontal region of the brain") that is caused by a genetic abnormality ("children with autism had abnormalities in the genes controlling the number of cells in the prefrontal cortex"). A good read (or listen) if you have the chance.


For full article on the NPR website, visit:

Link: NPR, Shortage Of Brain Tissue Hinders Autism Research

Autism Research: Cerebral Folate Receptor Autoantibodies in Autism Spectrum Disorder

A parent referred this article to us. It's something their child has been diagnosed with and from what we've seen, there has been positive progress because of the treatment recommended by their doctor.

Link: Autism Research: Cerebral Folate Receptor Autoantibodies in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Summer Reading & Music Activities

Parents,

    Here are some activity ideas for you to do with your child over the summer. These are books with songs that we have been reading all year long. I am wanting to create a system in the fall where parents can 'check out' a bag with the book, music and activity sheet to take home and try. For now I hope you can find the songs on Youtube and the book at the county library. I will try and post a new one every few weeks, although they might come in rounds depending on my summer schedule. Here is the first one:

Brown Bear, Brown Bear,
What Do You See?

Written by Bill Martin Jr., Illustrated by Eric Carle,

Henry Holt and Company 1983

Music can be found on youtube and iTunes

Youtube Link: Brown Bear

Lyrics:

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?

I see a Red Bird looking at Me.

Red Bird, Red Bird, What do you see?

I see a Yellow Duck looking at Me.

Yellow Duck, Yellow Duck, do you see?

I see a Blue Horse looking at Me.

Blue Horse, Blue Horse, What do you see?

I see a Green Frog looking at Me.

Green Frog, Green Frog, What do you see?

I see a Purple Cat looking at Me.

Purple Cat, Purple Cat, What do you see?

I see a White Dog looking at Me.

White Dog, White Dog, What do you see?

I see a Black Sheep looking at Me.

Black Sheep, Black Sheep, What do you see?

I see a Goldfish looking at Me.

Goldfish, Goldfish, What do you see?

I see a Teacher looking at Me.

Teacher, Teacher, What do you see?

I see Children looking at Me.

Children, Children, What do you see?

We see a Brown Bear, a Red Bird, a Yellow Duck, a Blue Horse, a Green Frog, a Purple Cat, a White Dog, a Black Sheep, a Gold Fish and a Teacher looking at us, that’s what we see.

Developmental Focus: Colors and Animal Names

Activities: Sign color and animal names, do a variety of categories with this pattern (e.g. snowman, snowman, what do you wear? I wear a black hat on my head, Snowman, snowman, what do you wear? I wear a purple scarf around my neck etc…) Make popsicle (or tongue depressor) puppets with the animals on them to hold up when they are read.

Therapy and Other Support Services in the Salt Lake Valley*

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Speech and Language:

Autism Journeys Consulting

Address: 3130 West Maple Loop Drive, Suite 110, Lehi, UT 84043-5784

Phone: 801-766-8681 Toll Free Phone: 877-312-3739

URL: http://autismjourneys.net/

Services Provided: Treatment of autism spectrum disorders using various methods including Applied Behavior Therapy (ABA), Floor Time, PECS, Social Stories, TEACCH, RDI, DT, and others.

Scottish Rites Children’s Learning Center

3210 Highland Drive, Suite B, Salt Lake City, UT 84106

Phone: 801-486-0579

URL: http://utahscottishrite.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1... Services Provided: 1. Tutoring for the child accompanied by a parent or other attending adult who will follow through with tutoring assisgnments in the home.2. Conferencing with parents.3. Parenting and educational workshops for families.4. Educational materials available for home use. Eligibility: Children ages 2 1/2-12 with language, speech, and reading special needs children.

University of Utah Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic

Organization Name: University Of Utah, Department Of Communication Sciences And Disorders

Address: 417 Wakara Way, Suite 1112, Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Phone: 801-581-3506 Fax: 801-585-6127

URL: http://www.health.utah.edu/csd/clinical/SLHC.html

Services Provided: 1. Speech/language diagnosis.
2. Speech/language treatment.
3. Hearing evaluation.
4. Hearing aid evaluation and fitting.
5. Aural rehabilitation services - cochlear implant rehab.
6. Audiology Clinic.

Primary Children’s Medical Center

Organization Name: Intermountain Health Care

Address: 100 North Mario Capecchi Drive (1750 East), Salt Lake City, UT 84113 Phone: 801-662-1000

URL: http://intermountainhealthcare.org/hospitals/primarychildrens/Pages/hom...

Occupational Therapy:

Autism Journeys Consulting

Address: 3130 West Maple Loop Drive, Suite 110, Lehi, UT 84043-5784

Phone: 801-766-8681 Toll Free Phone: 877-312-3739

URL: http://autismjourneys.net/

Services Provided: Treatment of autism spectrum disorders using various methods including Applied Behavior Therapy (ABA), Floor Time, PECS, Social Stories, TEACCH, RDI, DT, and others.

Child Development Clinic

Utah Department of Health and Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Address: 44 Mario Capecchi Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84114

Phone: 801-584-8510 Toll Free Phone: 800-829-8200 Fax: 801-584-8579

URL: http://health.utah.gov/cshcn/cdc/

Services Provided: Staffed by developmental pediatrics, psychology, audiology, physical therapy, social work, etc. Assessment, case management, treatment initiation when needed. Specializes in children with special healthcare needs. Shares information with referral source with appropriate releases.

Primary Children’s Medical Center

Organization Name: Intermountain Health Care

Address: 100 North Mario Capecchi Drive (1750 East), Salt Lake City, UT 84113 Phone: 801-662-1000

URL: http://intermountainhealthcare.org/hospitals/primarychildrens/Pages/hom...

Behavior Support

The HOPE Project

http://education.byu.edu/familyhope/

http://education.byu.edu/familyhope/six_steps.html

This site provides 6 steps to changing behavior, provides videos of how to use the steps and provides contact information to receive help with behavioral needs. Also provides links to other resources, articles etc…

The Children’s Center

Address: 5242 South 4820 West, Kerns Utah 84118

Phone: 801-966-4251

Website: www.tccslc.org

The Children’s Center provides psychological and psychiatric evaluations, individual and group therapy, and parent consultations. They provide services for children 6 and younger.

Other Support Services:

PLAY Project

Organization Name: Easter Seals Northern Rocky Mountain Inc.

Address: 350 South 400 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Phone: 801-633-2091 Fax: 801-966-4289

URL: http://www.esgw-nrm.easterseals.com

Services Provided: The P.L.A.Y. Project®, Easter Seals’ home-based children’s autism program, offers an effective and affordable early intervention model for children ages 14 months to 8 years old. The P.L.A.Y. Project® is all about helping parents make meaningful connections with their child through play...connections that bring the child out of isolation and into a place where language, socialization, and meaningful relationships can develop and grow.

Autism Journeys Consulting

Address: 3130 West Maple Loop Drive, Suite 110, Lehi, UT 84043-5784

Phone: 801-766-8681 Toll Free Phone: 877-312-3739

URL: http://autismjourneys.net/

Services Provided: Treatment of autism spectrum disorders using various methods including Applied Behavior Therapy (ABA), Floor Time, PECS, Social Stories, TEACCH, RDI, DT, and others.

Carson Smith Special Needs Scholarship

Utah State Office of Education

Address: 250 East 500 South, PO Box 144200, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200

Phone: 801-538-7500

URL: http://schools.utah.gov/sars/Quick-Links/Carson-Smith-Scholarship.aspx

Services Provided: Tuition assistance for eligible special needs students enrolled in eligible private schools.

Carmen Pingree School For Children with Autism

Address: 780 South Guardsman Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Phone: 801-581-0194 Fax: 801-581-0193

URL: http://www.valleymentalhealth.org/

Services Provided: 1. Preschool Services - day treatment program operating Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 2.45 p.m. for eleven month school year.
2. Elementary Services - day treatment program operating Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 2.45 p.m. for kindergarten and an additional 4 hours on Friday for 1st grade and older.
3. Sibling programs for siblings of students in the program.
4. Parent training workshops.
5. Home based interventions.

Respite Care:

Family Support Center
Autism Respite Program
http://www.utahfamilysupport.org/
http://www.familysupportcenter.org/autismrespite.php

Friday Night Kids
Diane McNeill
801-494-9837
Info@FridaysKids.org
www.Fridayskids.org

Division of Services for Persons with Disabilities
State Waiver Program
(There is a Waiting List based on need. They do a
In-take & Needs assessment and look at financial)
1.877.568.0084

Additional Resources:

http://www.medicalhomeportal.org/

http://www.utahparentcenter.org/

http://www.familysupportcenter.org/

http://www.utahparentcenter.org/disabilities/autism/

http://www.canyonsdistrict.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=645:medicaid

http://www.utahautismfoundation.org

Autism Council of Utah

Address: 230 West 200 South, Suite 1101, Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1337

URL: http://www.autismcouncilofutah.org/

Services Provided: An Independent council working to foster collaboration, communication, and learning among families and agencies through the promotion of access to resources and responsible information for individuals who have or are affected by autism or related conditions.

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School Dates to Remember

No School Days:

February 20^th: President’s Day

March 1^st: EBL Day

March 8^th: Parent/Teacher Conferences

April 2^nd-6^th: Spring Break

May 28^th: Memorial Day

Other Important Dates:

       March 7^th-8^th: Parent/Teacher Conferences

       June 5^th: Last Day of Preschool