About

The purpose of this site is to provide information about language development to parents of late talkers and the professionals who work with them.  As a speech-language pathologist with over 15 years experience working with young children with language delays and as a mother of three, I know first-hand what works, and even more importantly, what doesn’t!  My goal is simple.  I want you to be able to read this advice and put these techniques into practice TODAY to make sure that you’re doing your part in helping the children in your life learn to communicate.  I truly believe that parents are the most important people in a young child’s life, and I hope to inspire you to rise to the occasion and make a difference.  Are you up for the challenge?  Then read on!

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I want to express a humble and grateful thank you to the hundreds of families who have poured out their hearts and souls to me and allowed me the best education of all by getting to work with them and their precious children.  I have learned more in your living rooms than I have ever gained from my “formal” training.  I want thank my husband and our own amazing children who are the best cheerleaders in the world and continue to support me in any and every crazy idea I have ever had, including all the sleepless nights they’re now spending hearing me peck away on the computer to get this site up and going!  Thanks to my mother who still listens to all my “work stories” and somehow eagerly reads every word I write, after my dad does his part and pulls it up for her on their computer, of course.  Thanks to two of my best ”therapist” friends, Kate and Michelle, who also let me go on and on in all those cell phone conversations between appointments.  Those calls have been the launching points for most of the material on this site and have helped shape my treatment philosophies and techniques by letting me think out loud.  And most importantly, thanks to God my Father in Heaven for sharing with me the gift of communication , blessing me with the joy and privilege of serving others through this wonderful career, and modeling through his Son Jesus how to welcome little children.

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Laura Mize is a pediatric speech-language pathologist who lives in Louisville, Kentucky.  She received her B.S. in Communication Disorders from Mississippi University for Women, her M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from The University of Southern Mississippi, and she holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech and Hearing Association.  When she is not rolling around on the floor with one- and two-year-olds, she is busy at home with her husband, Johnny, and their 3 children, Jonathan, Tyler, and Macy. 

Invite Laura to speak to your group!  Contact her via e-mail at laura@teachmetotalk.com.   

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