Allie Glazer nee Matuszewski

03/27/2026

What do you call that magic moment when you create a pause and give the child space to imitate if they’re able to in that moment?

03/17/2026

🥛 Toy Tuesday 🥛
I wasn’t sure what I was saving this milk jug for, but I sure am glad I did! It turned into a spontaneous art project where we requested colors, took turns, and had fun drawing on a new surface. We might make sounds effects as we color, like vvrroooom and dot dot dot!

03/10/2026

So stoked that our 3 hr deep dive (Mealtime Ally) was so well received! We got some great feedback that people are sharing our resources, handouts with their teams and creating staff trainings about creating positive mealtime experiences in care settings. Yippie hooray!

03/03/2026

We did it! From Playtime to Snacktime was a huge success! Thanks for hosting us,

03/02/2026

Register through Infant Development Association of California! Angela and Allie are back to add “mealtimes” to your early intervention coaching toolkit!

https://www.idaofcal.org/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalevent.detail&evid=294

02/25/2026

On March 18, I’ll be leading a talk on the Foundations of Language: How Preschoolers Learn to Communicate!

This is a free event hosted by Trinity Preschool and is open to all to learn about language development at the preschool ages. No religious affiliation required!

RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScly9R8ND9Gcv26BWjAk4MnGwpVK0zwaNIUqws009rQvdk-cw/viewform

02/24/2026

💼 TOY TUESDAY 💼

Baby in a bag! My second favorite after baby in a box.

Bags offer so many language opportunities! They can be noisy, big, small, colorful, or something to draw on (paper grocer bags). We dance with them, wave them around, catch air like balloons, and pretend to go shopping. How do you use bags in your everyday interactions?

02/17/2026

We’re in our bucket hat era!

Hats are awesome, and most things can be a hat! We put things on our head to draw attention to gestures/facial expressions, create repetition for establishing and maintaining attention to other people (people play, a foundational skill for imitation!), and all sorts of silly vocabulary! Uh oh, oops, no no, on top, again, silly baby, silly mommy, etc!

Hats off to everyday items, they’re the true MVPs of language development!

02/17/2026

Incidental routines!

One of my favorite therapeutic interventions to teach in sessions. Caregivers are usually incredible mind readers for their little one, and excellent at reducing stress to avoid a tantrum. However, when we anticipate their needs, we don’t give the child a chance to practice using words to get their needs met. Narrating one word for each step at a time, with no pressure to imitate, is a powerful tool to build language over time.

Getting a snack:
Eat->door ->open -> that one! -> thank you!

Requesting a toy off a high shelf:
Toy -> puzzle -> down -> open

What magic moments do you notice in your everyday routines?

02/06/2026

Join me if you’re in the Early Intervention world!

Join us: "From Playtime to Snacktime: Mealtime Routines as a Tool in the Early Interventionist’s Coaching Toolkit" with Allie Glazer, M.S. CCC-SLP/L & Angela Hughes, M.S., CCC-SLP/L

Register here: https://idac.memberclicks.net/playtime_snacktime_march_3 #/
Can't attend the event live? Register to receive access to the recording!
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at12:00pm-1:30pm | Virtual Event

Grab your favorite snack for this session! If you’re looking for tools to add to your coaching toolbelt, this talk is for you. Early Interventionists are well-versed in how play supports development, but it can be a struggle to apply strategies into other daily routines. In this session, we’ll focus on how a child’s mealtime can integrate all goals and disciplines from the IFSP.

We won’t be discussing feeding therapy strategies, but rather how you can support mealtimes as part of your arsenal toolkit to move beyond play. There’s a whole buffet of opportunities available and you don’t even have to watch a child eat! Global development can be supported from all angles during a mealtime routine. Whether it’s regulation to “get to” the meal, or cleaning up afterwards, we’ll offer a holistic lens from which to target all your early intervention goals.

12/16/2025

While you’re busy doing laundry, let your little explore! Work on those verbs and prepositions to keep them active and learning!