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#343 Lessons I Learned This Week

June 18, 2018 by Laura Leave a Comment

Working with typically developing toddlers for 2.5 hours a day all week has reminded me of some very important lessons we can all remember when working with toddlers! Have a plan. Admittedly, most of the time, your “theme” for late talkers... [Read more...]

Help Late Talkers with a Short Attention Span… Therapy Tip of the Week Video 6.1.2018

June 2, 2018 by Laura Leave a Comment

Tips for Helping Late Talkers Pay Attention Are you trying to work with a late talker who has a super short attention span? You’re probably thinking… how is he ever going to learn to talk if he won’t listen and pay attention? This can be... [Read more...]

#342 Update for An Active Little Girl from Previous Shows

June 1, 2018 by Laura Leave a Comment

Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com as she talks with SLP Kendra about the progress a busy 2 year old on her caseload. Originally, the little girl demonstrated escape/avoidance behaviors even... [Read more...]

10 Great Ideas for Clear Plastic Tubes for Toddlers… Therapy Tip of the Week 5.28.18

May 29, 2018 by Laura Leave a Comment

In this video, I’m going to show you how to teach toddlers 10 different language skills using a $5 lighting cover I picked up at Lowe’s. You can make this activity as complicated or as easy as you’d like, but one thing is for sure,... [Read more...]

#340 DIR/Floortime… Evidence-Based and Effective for Treating Toddlers with ASD

May 21, 2018 by Laura Leave a Comment

In this show, I talked with Floortime & autism educator Dr. Jennie Trocchio to discuss the DIR/Floortime approach for working with children with autism (and other developmental delays/disorders!) We discussed the levels of Floortime, the... [Read more...]

#338 Tips for Talking with Toddlers with Language Delays

May 6, 2018 by Laura Leave a Comment

How many of us received clear direction for “how to” speak to a very young child with language delays? If you’re lucky, you may have spent some time talking about this in terms of parent education, but often our clinical training programs... [Read more...]

1 in 59… New Autism Rates in the US

April 27, 2018 by Laura Leave a Comment

Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated information about new autism rates in the US. The new estimate represents a 15 percent increase to 1 in 59 children. This is a change from 1 in 68... [Read more...]

CHART 11 Skills Toddlers Master Before Words Emerge from Let’s Talk About Talking

April 18, 2018 by Laura Leave a Comment

GET THE PASSWORD BY SUBSCRIBING TO MY EMAIL LIST! To subscribe, click the RED subscribe button in the right column. This chart is an EXCLUSIVE for email subscribers only... Here's your FREE pdf of the chart outlining the 11 Skills Toddlers... [Read more...]

Ideas for Kids Who Are Talking But Still Clinging to a Favorite Sign

April 17, 2018 by Laura Leave a Comment

Do you have any kids on your caseload (or in your own house!) who hang on to a few favorite signs even though they are already using words? Today I received this email from an SLP about her own son: My little guy has is almost 2 years old and... [Read more...]

Pat The Bunny… Using Books to Teach Toddlers to Follow Directions

April 11, 2018 by Laura Leave a Comment

One of my favorite little books that most parents remember from their own childhoods is Pat the Bunny. Written in 1940, it's certainly a classic (aka OLD), but don't let its age fool you. Toddlers still enjoy this darling little book IF you use... [Read more...]

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