All Entries in the "Intelligibility" Category
Successful Speech Therapy Strategies for Working with Toddlers with Apraxia and Other Speech-Language Difficulties
FOR TEACH ME TO TALK - THE DVD - STRATEGIES FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS TO HELP TEACH TODDLERS TO TALK - CLICK HERE
I have received many questions about therapy techniques for toddlers (that is under age 3) with apraxia. Before I give you ideas that are specific to treating children with apraxia, I want to first outline what I [...]
Is My Child Apraxic? Answers to a Parent’s Questions
Apraxia is a difficult diagnosis to understand. First I’ll tell you the “official” definition, and then I’ll tell you how I explain it to families that are on my caseload. At the end, I’ll give you my best advice for treating apraxia and can send you in the right direction for additional resources.
Apraxia is a [...]
Why Can’t My Child Talk? Common Types of Speech and Language Disorders
There are between 3 and 6 million children in the United States with speech or language disorders. As a pediatric speech-language pathologist specializing in early intervention , I work with children between birth and 3 years of age. When I evaluate a child, after confirming parents’ suspicions that there is a definitive problem, the next question is usually some version [...]
Help! My Child Won’t Imitate Words …. Begin with Imitating Movements & Sounds in Play
Learning to imitate sounds and words is a critical skill in a child’s quest to become verbal. Many children who are apraxic, or who exhibit motor planning problems, have great difficulty learning to repeat words. Teaching a child to imitate words often begins with teaching him HOW to imitate. Sometimes it’s easier to start with movements of your body rather than with [...]
What Doesn’t Work - Unproductive Strategies For Helping Toddlers Learn To Talk
(Edited with the addition of #9 on March 18. 2008.)
Here’s what I’ve learned, the hard way unfortunately, about behaviors that do not help babies and toddlers learn to talk. All of these are helpful for not only parents, but also professionals working with young children. Most of these are common sense, but worth repeating.
1. The adult interacting with the child is (yawn) boring.
As even two-year-olds know, interacting with a [...]
What Works - Strategies That Help Toddlers Learn to Talk
Here’s what I know after spending nearly 30 hours a week for the past 10 years in the homes of my little clients. Listed below are the 10 best ways to entice a child to interact, then communicate, then (FINALLY) talk!
1. Play, play, play, and when you’re tired of all that, play some more!
You absolutely, positively have to [...]
