Hi, I’m Silvia.

Parents and teachers have mentioned how much children enjoy my videos of stories and songs with Lámh.

Those comments always fill my heart. I do these videos to entertain and teach little kids who use Lámh signs.

If you haven’t seen my stories and s...

When a child is diagnosed with a developmental delay or a disability, parents are anxious to do all they can to support their child's development.

Finding the right professionals and the long waitlist that public services have often delays the start...

One reason for challenging behaviour in young children, particularly if they have a language delay, is not getting what they want right at that moment.

They want it, and they want NOW!

And they are not pleased if your answer is “not now, later”.

A...

In this blog, I want to offer some advice on having a substitute in the classroom so that autistic children don't feel stressed and unsettled by the change.

• Put a plan in place now, so when a teacher or S.N.A. needs to take sick leave, a written p...

In this post, I will teach you a Lámh sign you can use daily, the Lámh sign for MORNING.

And here are links to 3 of my favourite morning songs to use in circle time.

The Morning Song
This is one of mine 😉
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvFgln4Supk

Do you remember Calum and Donnacha Geary?

They were on the late, late show with Ryan Tubridy back in April of this year, 2021, and they stole the heart of the nation. One of the twins, Calum, is deaf, and in the interview on the Late Late Show, the...

At Christmas time, all the children are so excited!

I love seeing my children coming home from school excited about what they are doing at Christmas time

In this video, I want to teach you the sign for Happy Christmas.

Don't forget to check out...

At Christmas time, many children are going to receive lovely presents. Dolls, superheroes, figurines, toy people, family dolls... and they will enjoy endless hours of fun with them. So, let´s pay attention to what type of dolls and figurines we get f...

Since I did the song Days Of The Week with Lámh signs, many people mentioned how much the kids enjoy singing the song with signs, which I am delighted to hear!

Another one of the signs people ask is, “Can you teach us signs for weather?” So, in this...

Children with developmental delays often need more time and practice to learn new skills. The same might happen when we teach them about colours. I often see parents and teachers asking children, “What is that colour?” and kids shrugging their should...

In this video, I will teach you three songs I use in early intervention to help promote fine motor skills development.

I am constantly researching songs, games and toys that help me practice therapeutic exercises with children so it doesn´t feel lik...

Here, I will teach you a sign you can use during playtime: the sign for TO BUILD.

Building blocks is an activity I do with my students all the time.

This activity helps children develop hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. However, building ...

In this video, I will show you the Lámh sign for Halloween.

Don't forget to check out my YouTube channel for more Lámh signs.

(The Lámh official website is www.lamh.org)

In this video, I talk with Sinead Foley, the founder of Little Cubs Yoga, a Pilates instructor, a Yoga teacher and the mum of 4 children, one with Down syndrome.

In our conversation, we discussed the benefits of yoga for all, how yoga can help chil...

In this video, you will learn the Lámh sign for HELLO.

I am very excited to introduce one of the most essential and highly used signs, the sign for HELLO.

I have had the pleasure of working with many teachers and SNAs who will be working with chil...