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
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
12:00pm-1:30pm | Virtual Event
 
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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. 
 
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the session, you'll learn:

• How you can ensure all developmental domains are supported during mealtime
• Playful ideas to set a positive mealtime environment
• Verbal scripts to partner with caregivers to expand focus beyond play
• How to complete a routine-based interview to identify strengths and challenges where you can add your support

Allie Glazer, M.S. CCC-SLP/L holds a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Loyola University Maryland, and has been a practicing SLP since 2012. She has worked across the lifespan in school, medical, and home health settings. Read more HERE

Angela Hughes, M.S., CCC-SLP/L is an AuDHD (Autistic and ADHD) Speech-Language Pathologist working in Arizona Early Intervention Program
(AzEIP) who has passion for partnering with caregivers of children with pediatric feeding disorders and complex communication needs. Read more HERE

Non-Member: $55
IDA Agency/Individual Member: $40
IDA Parent/Student/New Clinician Member: $30
 
IDA CE Hours: Nursing, PT, Speech and Language $15 (1.5 hour)
 
ADA Requests: As a part of the Infant Development Association’s ongoing commitment to inclusion, we offer accommodations when possible. Please email IDA at [email protected] 10 business days prior to the event to request accommodations (ASL interpretation, large print, etc.).
 
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