Problem
Marcus just turned 4 years old and loves to move. He is active and enjoys running and other large motor activities, even though his family and teacher agree that he falls down a lot. He lives with his mom and dad and his newborn baby sister. Both his parents work full time and he has been enrolled in a large, well-established full day child care center since he was 2 ½ years old. Prior to that, he stayed with his maternal grandmother. Recent evaluations have revealed delays in speech and language that are significant enough to qualify him for early childhood special education services. In addition, a physical therapist noted that Marcus' muscle tone is mildly low, which may account for him falling and bumping into things. At school, Marcus has little interest in classroom materials with the exception of the block area where he loves to knock down towers, whether he built them or his friends did. At home and at school Marcus has "meltdowns" when transitions interrupt his play. Marcus' speech-language pathologist says he has mild to moderate articulation delays, low expressive vocabulary, and sentences that are usually two to six words long. He frequently substitutes one word for another that sound similar and then is frustrated when others don't understand what he said.
i. Provide an example of a strategy that you would use with Marcus.
ii. How would you present this strategy to his support team and family?
iii. What questions might you ask someone with regard to further supporting Marcus.