Archive for June, 2008

Using PECS for Language Delayed Toddlers

Many young children need another way to communicate before they learn to talk.  Speech-language pathologists often recommend that parents introduce pictures to help give a child an additional way to express his wants and needs.  The most popular method for beginning to teach children to communicate with pictures is The Picture Exchange Communication System, commonly called PECS. 
There are lots of myths and misconceptions concerning [...]

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Time Out! Effective Discipline for Language Delayed Toddlers

The area I’m asked about most often that does not directly pertain to speech and language is discipline.  It’s hard to discipline ANY toddler, but when you’re considering your options for a two-year-old with language problems, it’s especially challenging.  
Many parents ask my opinion about which disciplinary techniques are best to use for a child with language delays.  First of all, let [...]

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Asking Questions

I’ve written several articles on teaching toddlers to answer questions, and now here’s the low down on how and when toddlers begin to ask questions -“What’s that” usually emerges first, followed by any version of “Where (did it/person) go,” followed by “Why?”  In typically developing language, an approximation of “What’s that?” occurs around 15 - 18 months.  Asking ”Where” and [...]

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Teach Me To Talk The DVD…. Now Available!

You spoke, and we listened!  On this site we’ve received many requests for a DVD to teach toddlers how to talk.  While some parents would want a DVD for their child to watch, we know that this is not the BEST method for teaching toddlers. We thought, “There’s got to be a better way!” So we’re putting a new spin on the [...]

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Get Your Child To Bed! The Importance of Sleep for Toddlers

I asked Dr. Lisa Powell, pediatric psychologist, to write an article on sleeping issues for this site.  I have been very fortunate to serve on several IFSP teams with Dr. Powell and am always impressed by the depth of her knowledge of developmental and behavioral issues and inspired by her compassionate delivery of advice.  With her recommendations Dr. Powell has been able to [...]

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Exchange & Shipping Policy / Disclaimer Statement

Exchange Policy

The Laura Mize Group will gladly exchange your purchase of any defective or damaged DVD if returned within 30 days of the shipping date, excluding shipping & handling. Damaged or defective DVDs may only be exchanged for the same DVD within 30 days of the original shipping date and with the return of the original damaged or defective DVD.  We will not [...]

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Echolalia……..What To Do About It

This is a follow-up article to my recent post ”Echolalia……..What It Is and What It Means.”  link
I am always so frustrated when I go to a continuing education conference or read an article by an expert when the bulk of the time is spent addressing the identification/assessment aspects of an issue, and then about 5 minutes or [...]

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Echolalia……….What It Is and What It Means

Echolalia is repeating or ”echoing” what another person has said.  Children who are echolalic imitate what they have heard someone say in everyday life, lines they’ve listened to from a book, lyrics to a song, or a script from a show or movie.  Professionals most often characterize children as “echolalic” when many of the words or phrases a child uses seem to be repetitions from a previous activity rather [...]

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