They’re listening even when we’re not sure they are. iHear therapist Amy uses positive reinforcement to encourage the students during sessions. Often when a student completes a task, Amy calls out “There you go, Sweetheart!” After one such session with Amy, one student was working on a written language task in school. It was a challenge for her. When she completed it, her teacher said, “Good job; you got it.” The student’s immediate response was to put her arm up and say to herself, “There you go, Sweetheart!”
