Product Description Let's Play is a FUN FUN FUN video for children to watch and learn. Let's play teaches language, social skills, motor skills, play skills, manners, sharing, turn taking and so much more! Scenes include swingset play, sandbox play, lots of fun verb and object identification done by the children showing and asking, same game, simon says, ring around the rosey and more. An embedded curriculum is invisible to the children watching allowing them to learn and not even realize this is a learning experience. Like all of videos, all of the teaching is done through children playing and taking part in natural real-life scenarios. Children are naturally attracted to other children so this tool is more like a toy! This video has proved to be successful worldwide in many different environments. The website has free resources available to help generalize skills taught in this video and to reinforce what was taught and learned! A BEST SELLER! Review I have twin boys with PDD-NOS who are two. In the last month or so, [one of my sons] has bloomed with words and phrases from your videos. I have been shocked before, but nothing compared to seeing him [PLAY] Simon Say's last weekend while quietly watching [Mary Beth] and the kids on video. [My other son] gets so excited when I put on the video - he says, blocks, ball, and many other words at appropriate times while watching [the videos]. Both boys are truly blossoming with vocabulary from your videos. I know that my boys are both getting better and I owe a great deal to your tenacity in making these videos available to the public. Thank you from the bottom of my desperate heart. --n/aI have just ordered Watch Me Learn® Volume 2. I knew that when my son brought me his juice this past week and told me that, "Mary Beth said I can have that juice (pointing to the orange punch) not this one (pointing to his cup)" that it was time to order the next video. Socialization is our last boundary and we are finished with autism. God is so good. May he bless you for the welcoming us into your life and letting our children watch your children interact! Thanks! --MomIn recommending [Watch Me Learn autism treatment videos] to parent after parent, I was overwhelmed by positive feedback. Now we are using them at the Helping Hands® Saturday Socialization Program to improve self-efficacy in game play as well as accuracy and initiations. Since videos in general are so popular for many kids, typically developing as well as kids on the Autism Spectrum, it makes sense to teach children much needed skills by letting them watch other kids that they can relate to. It is similar to the concepts we use at Helping Hands, basing social skills learning on the utilization of peer models. In this way, parents can use the videos to help teach their children how to emulate peer models. They can then generalize these skills to various settings and enjoy the games that once brought them so much anxiety! --Vanetta Larosa, Ph.D., B.C.B.A., State University of New York, Stoneybrook P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Director Mary Beth Palo is one of the nation s top parent advocates for Autism Spectrum Disorders. In 2007, her work on behalf of Autistic children in New York State and throughout the United States of America earned her the honor of being named by the New York Senate Assembly one of the state s Women of Distinction. She serves on the National Autism Association fundraising board and is a sought after contributor and speaker for national events related to autism treatments, advocacy and research. See more
M**S
Disappointed
I usually do not spend $25 for 30 minute DVD for my autistic children but figured that the high price reflects that they specifically target developmentally delayed kids and ordered the first 2 volumes. Based on others' glowing reviews, I was sure that my high functioning autistic son would love them but he glanced a couple of times and continued his play. While "Watch Me Learn" was still on, he requested another DVD. I was just as disappointed as he was. I had an impression that these DVDs are of professional quality but they look like home-made videos with background music and some animation. The kids in this DVD were years older than mine but on several occasions I myself had trouble understanding them, not only because of "speech impediment" that another reviewer mentioned but also because they did not pronounced the words clearly. I thought it supposed to be "modeling" which would mean perfect pronunciation of words. I was also wondering about modeling when Mary Beth was reading a book or another "teacher" showing ABC with pictures to the group of children. Obviously, I am not going to buy the other volumes and do not recommend "Watch Me Learn" series. I also bought "Bounce" DVD series with music therapist that are also produced for autistic audience and even my low functioning non-verbal son who rarely watches anything was interested in those. I highly recommend "Bounce" to all families with autistic children.
O**A
Great video modeling video
My 2.5 year old son really loves the Watch Me Learn videos 1 and 2. He has learned how to play simon says, freeze dancing (his dancing is absolutely adorable) ring around the rosey, and lots of social vocalization. He has also perfected his game of hide and seek- we play it constantly now! Kids on the spectrum really respond well to video modeling, and it seems to help him use what he sees a lot more effectively. He's learned to replace lines he's learned from Dora and Deigo with more appropriate responses he has learned in these videos. We also own Teach2talk WH questions, and he really responds well to them as well. We also own Kibbles Rockin Clubhouse, but I think he is a little young for that one.
T**L
My son likes it.
My son likes it but I don't understand why it came with so many scratches and the DVD is supposed to be brand new. It started skipping the first time I put it in the player.
Y**I
Great Buy
This DVD is such a great idea because play skills can be a challenging concept for children on the autism spectrum. I really like the play activities that are chosen in the DVD. It's easy for kids to role model and it keeps their interest because there is singing, dancing etc. A great way to learn.
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