Chris interviews a teaching assistant, Haley R., and the two discuss how improv & Floortime lineup. Haley has used her skills in improv comedy to both help teach students through DIRFloortime and help staff realize their true potential in play.

Chris interviews ToniAnn Loftus,MS, CCC-SLP/TSSLD, and Liza Bernabeo, MS, CCC-SLP/TSSLD, about their recent Journal Article "Food for Thought: Preparing the Brain to Eat New Foods through "Messy" Play." The article was originally a presentation that won "best presentation" at the London Conference. Want to read the article? You can find it here: https://publications.waset.org/10010994/pdf Liza Bernabeo MS, CCC-SLP/TSSLD was born in Stony  Brook, New York. She received a B.S. in Communicative Disorders and  Sciences from the State University of New York College at Geneseo in  Geneseo, New York, USA in 2008 and her masters in Speech-Language  Pathology from Adelphi University, in Garden City, New York, USA in  2010. She is currently a full time employee of the Rebecca School in New  York , New York, USA. Liza is also a paid training leader for the  Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental Learning. She is also  expertly trained in DIR/Floortime and has been working with in model  since 2011. Her special interests include expressive and receptive  language disorders, oral motor & feeding, DIR/Floortime, and  neurodevelopmental communication disorders. Ms. Bernabeo is a is an  active member of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association. ToniAnn Gambella Loftus, MS. CCC-SLP/TSSLD was  born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA. She received her bachelors  degree from Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA in 2008 and  her master’s degree in speech language pathology from Seton Hall  University in South Orange New Jersey, USA in 2010. She is currently a  full time employee of the Rebecca School in New York , New York, USA.  ToniAnn is also a paid training leading for the Interdisciplinary  Counsel on Developmental Learning. She is also expertly trained in  DIR/Floortime and has been working with in model since 2011. ToniAnn has  a special interest in neurodevelopment, feeding and hearing. Mrs.  Loftus is an active member of the American Speech Language and Hearing  Association.

On this special episode of the Rebecca Listener, a student joins the podcast to talk about their experience in transition prepping. He explains who the most important people are in his school transition plan and what he hopes to accomplish after graduation.

On today's short episode, we say goodbye to 2019 and talk about some of the years memorable moments as well as what we have to look forward to in 2020.

On this episode Chris is accompanied by Donal Welch, the Rebecca School creative writing teacher. The two take a deeper dive into explaining concerns that revolve around media literacy.

Tina and Chris talk briefly about media literacy and why it is important to understand what we consume from our electronic devices.

Graduation group is a transitions group that helps students understand what it means to graduate school and where they will going post Rebecca School.

To celebrate Physical Therapy month, the Rebecca School's PT department joins Chris to talk about what physical therapy looks like in the DIR Floortime model.

The Rebecca Listener is back with more content than before! This short episode is our season two podcast kickoff! Tina and Chris talk about the first month of school, what new changes are in store for this year, and much more!

On this episode, Tina & Chris wrap up their discussion on DIR Floortime®.