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Focused Stimulation is based on the belief that rather than one theory accounting for deficits of all children the explanation lies in a combination of tenets from multiple theories and theoretical foundations.

Focused stimulation approach relies on 3 theories that are believed to work together as children develop language.  The first theory is based upon the fact that repetitive models of language will promote language learning.  This is referred to as: 

My niece has a 14 month old, she only holds toys in one hand.  If she picks it up with her left, it stays in that hand.  She does bring this toy to her mouth, but doesn’t switch her hands.  She is just now sitting and trying to crawl.  She says about 10 CV and CVCV words. As an SLP that works with young children, I am concerned about her development and suggest that the parents seek an evaluation of her motor skill development. 

I recently evaluated a child that had a relatively poor understanding of vocabulary per his age, his sentence structure was poor per his age, and he has multiple speech sound errors but they are all appropriate for his age.  This child also has a difficult time communicating when he is upset.  Rather than using words to express his frustration he is likely to demonstrate challenging behavior. This child likely has deficits affecting the following components of language:

The phonological awareness intervention exposes children to a large range of tasks, though skills are introduced developmentally, tasks are not required to be presented in a linear order.

The action of picking up a coin from the ground is made possible stimulation of the muscles of the hand by what types of neurons?

An increase in cell size such as is seen in muscle fibers during a weightlifting regimen is best described as:

What happens during adaptation in olfaction (smell)? How does receptor-mediated endocytosis play a role in adaptation?

Radiographs are intended to be placed in a film holder in

What type of inhibitor blocks an enzyme’s activity by binding to the same site that the substrate binds?