What is Floortime / DIR?
Floortime or the D.I.R. (Developmental, Individual, Relationship-Based) Model created by Dr. Stanley Greenspan and Serena Wieder uses motivating experience-based learning to improve language, independence, specific concepts and social skills for children with language delay. Traditional language therapy often focuses on teaching specific skills, which some children memorize. This may results in rote, unnatural responses. Floortime, along with other contemporary language approaches, respects and engages a child’s individuality and interests while challenging him or her to become a more related and logical thinker.
