Last week, I met Ezra's family for our first home visit. This week, I scheduled our second home visit and began looking through my notes to see what the mom and dad wanted most for Ezra and tried to align it with what I found from the Ages and Stages questionnaire.
When I spoke to Ezra's mom, she mentioned her desire to have him begin learning sign language. We talked about how she would like to know when he is hungry or thirsty. We decided to start with the sign of milk.
Looking at the Ages and Stages questionnaire showed me that this area would be good to work on and that I could pair it with problem solving. As he learns the sign for milk, we can move onto other signs that will help him to get the things that he needs, which is a form of problem solving.
"Before you call, think of what the parent has told you before about the goals for their child. Then use what you found from the Ages and Stages questionnaire to create a semester long goal." -Sister Swenson
I liked when she said this because it made me connect in my mind all of the things that we are doing during our intervention visits. As an interventionist, I need to work on the goal set by the parents, but also not disregard what I know the child needs to be working on.
I am excited to go into the home with a partner because I feel like I will learn just as much from watching one of my peers interact with a family as I will learn with my infant and his family.
