In this episode, ASCY’s Kim Burns and Jacqueline Vignanello chat about what a parent or educator could do if they’ve noticed a child with some speech related red flags and what to do next. Jacqueline, shares information about the role of a Preschool Speech Language Pathologist and what speech and language programs are available in Hamilton. Kim shares some tips for educators on having conversations with parents about sharing concerning news.

For more information about ASCY’s Early Words, Hamilton Preschool Speech and Language Program please visit the ASCY website at www.ascy.ca

To reach Jacqueline, email jvignanello@ascy.ca or call 905-381-2828 ext. 230.

This episode is a part of a series of podcast episodes that we’re having with the presenters from our December 2023 Embracing The Early Years Professional Learning Day.

In this episode ASCY’s Nancy Baverstock and Paola Hohenadel have a deep and rich chat with Lorrie McGee Baird and Anne Marie Coughlin about the conversations, reflections and ideas they shared at the EEY PL Day, on sparking joy, investing in people and how stories are so integral to our practice.

Lorrie and Anne Marie are Pedagogical Leaders and Early Learning Mentors from Ontario. Individually they lead professional learning and pedagogical leadership for large multi-site child care organizations. Together they offer Learning Institutes across Ontario and the US that offer unique, engaging, and meaningful experiences for teachers and administrators. Lorrie and Anne Marie are co-authors of “Research on Pedagogical Leadership” for the Ontario Ministry of Education, “Think, Feel, Act” documents, and “Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice: The Role of Pedagogical Leadership in Early Childhood Programs”.

This episode is a part of a series of podcast episodes that we’re having with the presenters from our December 2023 Embracing The Early Years Professional Learning Day.

In this episode, ASCY’s Kim Burns and Paola Hohenadel jump right back into the conversations, reflections and ideas that Emily and Rosalba shared at the EEY PL Day, around the feelings associated with food, food and meal preparation and presentation, and experiences to be had with children and food.

Celebrity chef, Emily Richards is a professional home economist, freelance food writer, chef, and cookbook author who also enjoys culinary instruction for home cooks who want to learn more and have fun in the kitchen. She is the author and co-author of 10 cookbooks which include topics from Italian cuisine, weeknight dinners, everyday celebrations, glycemic index diets, 5 ingredient cooking, and comfort foods.

Rosalba Bortolotti is a pedagogical consultant and Registered Early Childhood Educator with over 27 years of experience and research in the Reggio Emilia approach. Rosalba has a passion in food pedagogies, school gardens and the practices of seed to table. In addition to presenting to educators around the province, Rosalba has recently developed on-line webinars and interactive live studio sessions from her studio lab.

This is the fourth podcast that Rosalba has done with us, check out episodes 5, 11 and 12, to listen to more of Rosalba’s ideas and experiences.

For information about Emily and Rosalba, please visit the links below:

Rosalba Bortolotti-Acorn Collaborative
Instagram: @acorncollaborative
Website: www.acorncollaborative.ca

Emily Richards
Instagram: @eriscooking
Website: https://emilyrichardsoncooking.blogspot.com/