All 3 of my best-selling therapy manuals are now bundled together and available for a limited time at a significant discount.

In this combo pack you’ll receive Teach Me To Play WITH You, Teach Me To Talk: The Therapy Manual, and Building Verbal Imitation in Toddlers.

Teach Me To Play WITH You is a therapy manual written for parents working with young children who have difficulty interacting socially with others. Instructions are included for beginning play with developmentally-appropriate activities using simple games and toys that are readily available in most homes. There are separate chapters with explicit directions, words, and hand motions for many familiar finger plays and traditional childhood songs. Activities are written so that professionals can copy pages of a specific activity, complete the activity during a session, and share the copy with parents with “homework.” The final chapter explains approximately 20 different common problems related to sensory processing issues that we see interfere with a child’s ability to engage others along with multiple strategies for addressing these challenges during play at home. (Regular price is $48)

Teach Me To Talk: The Therapy Manual is written specifically for speech-language pathologists and other early intervention professionals who work with young children birth to 4 with receptive and expressive language delays and disorders. Many therapists tell me that this manual should be “required reading” for any EI provider who works with children with communication delays. This manual is especially helpful for goal writing and for designing fun and developmentally-appropriate treatment activities for toddlers and young children functioning from the 6-9 month developmental level up to the 48 month developmental level. It’s the ultimate “how to” tool for working with infants and toddlers with language delays. (Regular price is $54)

Building Verbal Imitation in Toddlers is the newest therapy manual released in MAY 2012! Learn the 8 levels of teaching a late talker to learn to imitate words. Many times we don’t see success with late talking toddlers because the therapist jumps straight to teaching single words without considering all of the prerequisites necessary to teach a child to imitate. Learn the “in between” steps. Our professional plans can also fail when the techniques are too clinical for parents of children in early intervention programs. This simple approach is easy for both parents and therapists to understand and implement during familiar play-based activities and routines. The last chapter is full of copy-ready handouts for parent homework centered around 5 common toddler favorites including: Potato Heads, Vehicles, Dolls, Bubbles and Farm Animals. There are also GREAT handouts with recommendations for using this approach for daily routines including Bath time, Snacks and Meals, Playing Together in the Kitchen, Reading Books Together, and Dressing/Diaper Changes. Don’t miss this great IFSP and family training resource! (Regular price is $48)

Save 10% May 12-19 ONLY by getting all 3 for $135. (Regular price is $150.)  

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teachmetalk.com is so excited to announce the release of the new book Building Verbal Imitation in Toddlers in early May 2012.

In this 150 page therapy manual Laura Mize, pediatric speech-language pathologist and founder of www.teachmetotalk.com, explains the hierarchy of verbal imitation skills she teaches to therapists throughout the country.

Many times parents and therapists don’t see success with late talking toddlers because the adult isn’t working on the right things. The child actually needs to learn several “in-between” steps before he’s ready to begin to imitate words and learn to talk. Professional treatment plans can also fail when the techniques are too clinical for parents to be able to remember and practice at home with their own child.

This simple, straight-forward approach is easy for both parents and therapists to understand and implement during familiar play-based activities and daily routines.

Laura’s method delivers a framework for knowing where to begin work with a late talking child, provides ideas for what to try when a young child’s progress stalls, and can serve as your new approach when your standard methods don’t seem to be adequate for a particular child’s issues.

Each of the eight levels is broken down into its own chapter and includes:

·         A detailed description for each level so you’ll know exactly what to do to teach the new skill. The rationale is presented so that you’ll understand why you’re working on each skill and how the skill relates to overall speech-language development.

This information is critical for parents to understand as they work with a child, but often SLPs and developmental interventionists aren’t exactly sure how to explain what we do so that parents are able to carry-over those successes. Laura’s practical style will fill in that gap so that you’ll know what to say and how to teach parents to follow-through at home.

·         The prerequisite skills a child should have mastered before each level is realistic are listed. You’ll know exactly when a child is ready to work on the next level. This will prevent a child from going weeks or months without seeing any measurable progress. You’ll also receive suggestions for targeting the prerequisite skills so that you help a child progress when he seems to be “stuck.”

·         A chart is provided for each level with many, many examples of the skills to target with a young child to move him along to words. There’s no guessing! You’ll know exactly what to work on with a child to address each new level. Each chart is a great tool for therapists to copy for parents & caregivers to reinforce what you’re working on during visits and for “homework” between sessions.

·         Each chapter includes a list of time-tested and toddler approved materials to use during play and during daily routines for each level. All activities are appropriate for use during therapy sessions in a clinic setting or during home visits with parents and siblings.

·         Specific “how to” instructions for eliciting each skill are included for each level. This information is especially helpful for parents, for therapists who are new to early intervention and have limited treatment experience with late talking toddlers, and for experienced therapists who want to expand their repertoire of proven treatment strategies for young children with speech-language delays.   

·         Troubleshooting tips for additional ideas are listed at the end of each chapter. There’s no more second guessing why a child isn’t making progress. You’ll receive specific instruction for what to try if you’re not seeing results, and the next steps are outlined so that you can move a child forward. 

·         A handy, one page quick reference chart is included at the end of the manual. This is particularly suited for therapists to use as a “cheat sheet” during sessions or to provide for parents as an overall guide for treatment.

Because young children learn best during play, Laura provides specific examples for using this approach with the following five common toys toddlers love: bubbles, farm animals, baby dolls, Potato Heads, and cars and trucks.

Additionally Laura lists specific recommendations for using this approach at home for several daily routines including meals/snacks, bath time,  dressing/diaper changes, reading books, and playing in the kitchen.

If you’re a therapist looking for ideas to teach parents to use to incorporate language learning, then this is the resource for you! All charts and activity pages can be copied to share with parents as “homework” for between sessions.

This resource is INVALUABLE for therapists who work in programs embracing a “no toy bag” or consultative approach. Not only will you receive many, many practical ideas, but you’ll have plenty of written “how to” directions to share with parents in an easy-to-understand format.

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Do you want to know more? Here’s an excerpt from the Introduction of Building Verbal Imitation in Toddlers:

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What happens when this sequence of events doesn’t unfold as expected?

What’s going on when a child isn’t talking when there are two or even three candles on the birthday cake?

Other adults try to reassure worried parents with statements like, “He’s too busy to talk,” or “Her words will come when she’s ready.”

A family member may mistakenly make learning to talk about behavior or personality by saying, “This child is too lazy or too stubborn to talk!”    

Let me challenge your thinking here by stating a fact:

Late talking is a developmental skill deficit.

It’s not that the child won’t talk.

He or she can’t talk!

Making this distinction is a HUGE first step to help a child learn to communicate. When we begin to look at late talking as a developmental challenge rather than a behavior or trait a child can purposefully control, we find better ways to address the problem.

I’ve spent my career doing just that. As a speech-language pathologist who specializes in treating very young children ages birth to 3, I’ve worked with hundreds and hundreds of late talking toddlers and their families. There are a couple of things I do now know for sure:

All late talking children are not the same.

There are as many reasons, complicating factors, and contributing circumstances to late talking as there are children who are late talkers. There is truth to the age-old statement, “Every child is different and will develop at his own rate.”

I also do know this to be true:

Unless you’re working on the right issues, things are not likely to get better.

Well… let me back off that statement a little.

Because of a wonderful, naturally occurring phenomenon known as maturation, most children do eventually learn to talk, and that’s why many people, doctors included, do ill-advise parents to wait … and wait… and wait before seeking professional intervention for a late talking toddler.

But some parents begin to ask, “Just how long am I supposed to wait?”

That’s a very good question in light of research that tells us that communication skills are the single best indicator of developmental performance in children less than three years of age.

When a toddler is not talking, it does lead to questions about how things are going developmentally, and it can imply that a child is not learning and developing as he or she should.  

For many late toddlers unless you’re working on the right skills, things are not likely to get better, at least in the short-term.  

I am not one to wait around only hoping things get better in time; are you?

As parents we all want our children to live their best lives and reach their potential not only in the long-term, but we also want short-term success too. We want our babies to meet every big milestone when expected. It’s enormously stressful when that’s not happening. 

I’ve rarely met a parent who doesn’t feel that they should and could be making a difference in their child’s development. All parents who take the time to enroll in therapy or explore additional ways to help a child learn to talk should be given a pat on the back for taking that first, big step! Their children will be much, much better off than if they had waited and waited or done nothing at all.    

If you’re a professional, it’s a given that you believe in your heart of hearts that you can and do make things better for the children on your caseload. When we think about achieving milestones and meeting goals, sooner is always preferred over later!

But as a parent or as a professional, unless you’re examining and treating the underlying reasons for a child’s lack of expressive language, you may see your days or weeks of anticipation waiting for a child’s first words turn into long, long months of anxiety and frustration.

Before we get into the particulars of making sure we’re treating the right skills and in the right order, let’s step back and take a look at several different descriptions of late talking children. Maybe you’ll recognize one of these images as the child you love and are concerned about…      

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Reviews are coming in!

“Hi Laura - I just love your new book. Thank you, thank you for this valuable resource for parents and professionals!!” Pat, Early Intervention SLP

 

“Laura, love the new book!! I’ve read about a fourth of it and I am already implementing some of the great ideas you provided. Thank you!” Angi, SLP, Alabama

 

“Thank you so much for the new therapy manual Building Verbal Imitation in Toddlers! I love the handouts and think they will be so helpful to the families of clients in our birth to 3 program. ” Jennifer, SLP, California

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There are some special packages and deals listed there not found anywhere else on the website, so click here to skip to that page.

For my newly updated product recommendations, click here.

The products are described only in terms of “This is best for…” For full descriptions of each product, please scroll up and click the individual boxes with the product name. These are located in the right side column toward the top of this page.

Below the individual product listings, you’ll also find a list of recommendations by diagnosis or suspected diagnosis. Scroll down to RECOMMENDATIONS BY DIAGNOSIS. You’ll also find information about ordering sets which are offered at significant discounts over single products.

If after reading these descriptions, you feel you still need extra guidance with product selection, please email me with your specific questions at Laura@teachmetotalk.com.   

DVDs

Teach Me To Talk: The DVD was my first DVD and explains the basic beginning strategies appropriate for any toddler or preschooler who is not yet talking. Therapy clips with children ranging from 9 months old to 3 ½ years old highlight the six easiest and most successful ways to elicit first word attempts with young children during play-based activities.  This DVD is an excellent training tool for both families and professionals. Many practices require that new families view this DVD between the evaluation and first therapy session so that parents understand what therapy looks like and are equipped to target language at home. Therapists also use clips from this DVD to introduce a strategy by watching together with parents during a session and then implementing the strategy with the child. University graduate programs and practicum sites throughout the USA use this DVD during clinical training for speech-language pathologists and early childhood education majors. This DVD is also helpful for clinicians who may be new to early intervention and working with toddlers and their families not only because of the “how to” therapy examples, but also for providing a ”family-friendly script” to use in discussions with parents. (Regular price is $39.99)

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Teach Me To Listen and Obey 1 discusses language comprehension deficits in very young children and demonstrates strategies for teaching toddlers to understand what words mean and to follow simple directions using an easy to understand cueing system. This DVD is most appropriate for parents and professionals working with toddlers who are functioning below the 24 month developmental level and those with significant receptive language delays. (Regular price - $29.99)

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Teach Me To Listen and Obey 2 discusses language comprehension deficits in very young children and demonstrates strategies for teaching toddlers to understand more complex kinds of words such as verbs, prepositions, and descriptive words and to follow more complicated two-step directions. This DVD is most appropriate for parents and professionals working with toddlers who are functioning at and above the 24 month developmental level to the 3 1/2 to 4 year old developmental level. This DVD also includes a special section on disciplinary strategies appropriate for toddlers with language delays and highlights the importance of considering a child’s developmental age in determining behavioral expectations. (Regular price is $39.99)

Order BOTH Receptive Language DVDs and SAVE!  The Set price is $54.99 for Teach Me To Listen and Obey 1 & 2.

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Teach Me To Talk with Apraxia and Phonological Disorders is a 2 DVD set and discusses both motor and linguistic-based problems related to expressive communication disorders with a section on the diagnostic characteristics for both apraxia and phonological disorders. Examples of oral groping and other speech characeristics of apraxia are shown and discussed. Beginning therapy strategies are modeled with a variety of children between 2 and 4 years old. This DVD is by nature more technical than other DVDs, but is still appropriate for both parents and professionals. Sections are organized in sequential steps with easy-to-follow instructions to address first words and beginning speech intelligibility strategies both in sessions and at home. (Regular price is $69.99 for the 2 DVDs.)    

Therapy Manuals

Teach Me To Play WITH You is a therapy manual written for parents working with young children who have difficulty interacting socially with others. Instructions are included for beginning play with developmentally-appropriate activities using simple games and toys that are readily available in most homes. There are separate chapters with explicit directions, words, and hand motions for many familiar finger plays and traditional childhood songs. Activities are written so that professionals can copy pages of a specific activity, complete the activity during a session, and share the copy with parents with “homework.” The final chapter explains approximately 20 different common problems related to sensory processing issues that we see interfere with a child’s ability to engage others along with multiple strategies for addressing these challenges during play at home. (Regular price is $48)

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Teach Me To Talk: The Therapy Manual is written specifically for speech-language pathologists and other early intervention professionals who work with young children birth to 4 with receptive and expressive language delays and disorders. Because this project was written for professionals, it may not be as family-friendly as other teachmetotalk.com products, but many committed mothers report that this manual gave them more direction and specific instructions for what to work on at home than any other resource they’ve used. This manual is especially helpful for goal writing and for designing fun and developmentally-appropriate treatment activities for toddlers and young children functioning from the 6-9 month developmental level up to the 48 month developmental level. It’s the ultimate “how to” tool for working with infants and toddlers with language delays. (Regular price is $54)

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Building Verbal Imitation in Toddlers - NEW MAY 2012!  Learn the 8 levels of teaching a late talker to learn to imitate. Many times parents and therapists don’t see success with late talking toddlers because the adult isn’t working on the right things. The child actually needs to learn several “in-between” steps before he’s ready to begin to imitate words and learn to talk. Professional treatment plans can also fail when the techniques are too clinical for parents to be able to remember and practice at home with their own child. This simple, straight-forward approach is easy for both parents and therapists to understand and implement during familiar play-based activities and daily routines.

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RECOMMENDATIONS BY DIAGNOSIS 

Autism or Suspected Autism 

For most parents ordering the 3 DVD Set (Teach Me To Talk: The DVD and Teach Me To Listen and Obey 1 & 2) will be the most appropriate so that parents can SEE play-based therapy strategies with a variety of toddlers with both receptive and expressive language delays. The 3 DVD Set is specially priced at $84.99.

For parents who are looking for more specific instructions for how to engage a toddler who is difficult to connect with and teach during play, Teach Me To Play WITH You, is also recommended in addition to the 3 DVD set.   

For very committed parents who want a detailed step-by-step explanation of “how to” and “what to” work on for at-home therapy, order Teach Me To Talk: The Therapy Manual, Teach Me To Play WITH You and the 3 DVD Set. This combination is also recommended for professionals who need additional resources and teaching tools to help families of toddlers who have been (or will be) newly diagnosed with autism.

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Mixed Receptive - Expressive Language Delay or Global Developmental Delay (such as Down Syndrome, prematurity, cerebral palsy, etc…) 

For most parents ordering the 3 DVD Set (Teach Me To Talk The DVD and Teach Me To Listen and Obey 1 & 2) will be most appropriate so that parents can SEE the therapy strategies with a variety of toddlers with both receptive and expressive language delays. The 3 DVD set is $84.99.

If the child is already following basic directions consistently, order Teach Me To Talk The DVD and Teach Me To Listen and Obey 2.

Very committed parents who want a detailed step-by-step explanation of “how to” and “what to” work on for at-home therapy, should order Teach Me To Talk: The Therapy Manual and the 3 DVD Set.

The 3 DVD Set can be purchased for a discounted price (vs. ordering each product separately) in our store. Look for the bundle you’d like to order. Click here to go to the store.

Late Talker or Expressive Language Delay Only

If your child understands language at an age-appropriate level (meaning that he consistently follows  directions well for his age and is routinely interactive with you and a variety of other people,) but is experiencing a lag in saying words he already demonstrates that he understands, order Teach Me To Talk The DVD  to get started.

If you want more guidance or are ready to tackle a more comprehensive therapy plan at home, also order Teach Me To Talk: The Therapy Manual.  Click here to visit our store.

(***If your child regularly ignores people, tunes out your directions to him, and doesn’t respond to his name, then he does not fit into the diagnostic category of a ’late talker.’  In this case, not talking is usually a part a bigger developmental problem. Please see the other descriptions of products above that may help you address the underlying issues for WHY your child isn’t talking yet. Start with the suggestions in the Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Delay or Suspected Autism category.) 

Suspected Apraxia and Other Speech Intelligibility Issues

Parents should order both Teach Me To Talk The DVD and Teach Me To Talk with Apraxia and Phonological Disorders. Teach Me To Talk The DVD outlines the basic play-based approach and Teach Me To Talk with Apraxia shows more specific strategies to implement after the basics are in place. Both DVDs are sold together at our store and offered for a significantly reduced price vs. buying each DVD separately. Click here to go to the store.  

Very committed parents who want a detailed step-by-step explanation of “how to” and “what to” work on for at-home therapy, should also order Teach Me To Talk: The Therapy Manual and focus on the expressive language chapter. Speech disorders and expressive language disorders often overlap in toddlers.

Toddlers with More Significant Delays

Teach Me To Listen and Obey 1 includes toddlers with more pronounced delays and has a small section on beginning activities to implement AAC.  

Teach Me To Play WITH You is recommended for all parents of toddlers who do not consistently interact with and respond to others.  

Teach Me To Talk: The Therapy Manual  is very helpful for addressing delays over time with a comprehensive set of goals and strategies including a chapter on targeting very early cognitive goals.

This grouping of therapy materials is also offered for a significant discount in our store vs. buying the individual products. Please look for the Helping Toddlers with Significant Delays package during checkout. (Set price is $120)    

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FOR PROFESSIONALS

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5 DVD Set -All teachmetotalk.com DVDs including Teach Me To Talk, Teach Me To Listen and Obey 1 & 2 and Teach Me To Talk With Apraxia and Phonological Disorders - $125.

All 3 THERAPY MANUALS - Teach Me To Play WITH You, Teach Me To Talk: The Therapy Manual, and Building Verbal Imitation in Toddlers- $145 (sale price of $130 during May 2012 ONLY)

ENTIRE COLLECTION - All 5 DVDs and All 3 Therapy Manuals - $265

For ordering more than one of each individual product or combinations that you do not see listed here, please see this link to our new store at www.shop.teachmetotalk.com.

If you are still confused about which products are right for you, please email me at Laura@teachmetotalk.com.  
 

teachmetotalk.com is so pleased to present…

Teach Me To Talk:

From Signs to Sounds to Words

From Laura Mize, pediatric speech-language pathologist and founder of teachmetotalk.com, comes a NEW DVD designed specifically for toddlers, their parents, and the professionals who work with them.

Using toddler-themed play activities, each scene was deliberately engineered to facilitate gestures, sounds, simple sign language, and early words.  

Often toddlers lack the ability to imitate, to attend to language, and to link meanings to words. Many times these are contributing factors for why a child is not yet talking. This DVD shows simple, repetitive, and FUN play routines which are successful in helping young children acquire these critical, prerequisite skills.

Laura demonstrates techniques from her hierarchy of imitation that she teaches to therapists in seminars throughout the country and in her best-selling therapy manuals and DVDs.

These sequential steps help toddlers begin to imitate actions, simple gestures, easy sign language, and then finally, progress to repeating sounds and early word approximations.   

By watching along with the child, adults will see the same kinds of play routines used in speech therapy sessions with late talking toddlers. Instructions for parents and professionals are provided in an introductory section. Suggestions are shown as graphics on the screen during the DVD so that an adult will know exactly what to do with the child as they watch and play together.

The research and science behind the strategies are fully explained in a special tutorial section which will benefit both parents and professionals such as speech-language pathologists, developmental interventionists, occupational therapists, and other early intervention specialists.  

Every minute of this DVD was planned using the following research study criteria cited to make viewing more relevant for very young children:  

• Slower paced to provide extra time for a young brain to process new information

• One setting with no confusing changes in time or place

• Toddler-friendly camera shots with no quick cut-aways or rapid picture changes

• Singing and a melodic speaking pattern which is more effective in helping a toddler attend to spoken language

• Key concepts and vocabulary are repeated to help a young child understand and remember new words

• Focus is on a real person providing simple narration during play rather than objects shown with little or no language content

• Instructions are provided right on the screen so that an adult can change the child’s experience from passive to active participation

Additionally, parents will benefit from new ideas to work on language at home.

Learn more than 20 different early signs!

Laura teaches sign language during play with developmentally appropriate toys. The signs are repeated in context along with cues for parents to teach the child to use the sign too!

Enjoy simple (but CUTE) language-based songs and play routines toddlers love!

These songs and routines can be effortlessly incorporated into your daily routines at home to work on language all the time!

Therapists will benefit by:

• Observing a seasoned clinician putting theory into practice with Verbal Routines easily adapted for your own therapy sessions with your youngest clients

• Learning the Hierarchy of Vocal Imitation

• Hearing the family-friendly explanations provided during the tutorial section

• Obtaining a new tool for caregiver education sure to enhance carry-over

• Receiving a reference list for recommendedreading and resources to improve your own clinical practice

Anticipated release dates for Teach Me To Talk: From Signs to Sounds to Words is anticipated in early 2012.   

  

  

  

Please email me at Laura@teachmetotalk.com with your problem, and I’ll be more than happy to help you resolve it!

Readers outside the USA - Please email me so that additional shipping costs can be added to your orders. All DVD orders cost $15 and manuals cost $35 for any destination outside the USA. Email me at Laura@teachmetotalk.com.

Check out the review here, and register for the DVD giveaway on her blog!

The book is divided into 2 parts.  

Part I includes the background information to make sure you understand WHY you’re doing what you do in sessions! You’ll learn the overall philosophy, rationale, and treatment hierarchy recommended for successful language therapy with toddlers for the developmental areas of social, cognitive, and both receptive and expressive language skills.

Part II outlines a comprehensive list of therapy goals with highly detailed  instructions for targeting each milestone in sessions with a variety of activity ideas. Specific recommendations are provided to help you tie each goal to realistic and practical carry-over “homework” for parents and caregivers.     

The last two chapters contain activity recommendations based on the KINDS of play we use in therapy and when/why to use those categories and then finally a few problem solving examples to help pull together all of the information.

The regular price is $54.00 for customers who live in the USA. Save more when you purchase this in addition to other products!

To order from our store at teachmetotalk.com, click here. This link processes orders in the USA and around the world using credit cards or your PayPal account.

All packages are ONLY shipped via United States Postal Service (USPS) for a price of around $15 for DVDs or approximately $35 for therapy manuals. 

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Price List - All amounts are USD with shipping estimated.

Teach Me To Talk DVD - $39.99 plus $15 shipping

Teach Me To Listen and Obey 1 and 2  (2 DVD Set) - $54.99 plus $15 shipping

Teach Me To Talk with Apraxia and Phonological Disorders (2 DVD set) - $69.99 plus $15 shipping

Teach Me To Talk and Teach Me To Listen and Obey 1 and 2 (3 DVD Set) - $84.99 plus $15 shipping

Teach Me To Talk and Teach Me To Talk with Apraxia (3 DVD Set) - $99.99 plus $15 shipping

5 DVD Set  - All teachmetotalk.com DVDs - $125.00 plus $15.00 shipping

Teach Me To Play WITH You - Therapy Manual - $48.00 plus $35 shipping

Teach Me To Talk - The Therapy Manual - $54.00 plus $35 shipping

Entire Teach Me To Talk Collection (5 DVD Set plus 2 therapy manuals) - $225 plus $35 shipping 

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“Teach Me To Play WITH You: Easy Games, Songs, and Play Activities to Teach Social Interaction to Toddlers and Young Preschoolers with Language Delays”  is a therapy guide for parents and professionals who work with young children with social and communication delays.

This 185 page manual is filled with simple routines, songs, and games designed to inspire adults to interact with children in ways to motivate them to play WITH you. It’s a book of ideas to get you started so that you’ll know what to do when you play with a child who has difficulty staying with you and paying attention or with a child who seems bored and aloof most of the time.   

Chapter 1 is an introduction for parents explaining why social interaction is the foundation for language development. A child who isn’t interested in being with or communicating with other people for most of any given day isn’t developmentally ready to understand and use words. All communication begins with being social. Once a child learns to love being with you, he forms the foundation necessary to help him understand and use language. You’ll learn how to interact with him so that he’ll learn to interact with you.  

Chapter 2 is Easiest Beginner Routines and includes step-by-step instructions for 22 fun play routines. Young children with social and language delays best learn how to interact with others during the structure of a “game.” On each page you’ll find:

·         The name of the game

·         Materials required (if any)

·         Description of a child’s preferences to help you decide if this game is a good match for your child

·         Detailed instructions in “How to Play”

·         Key words and sounds YOU should say when playing to elicit a child’s first word attempts

·         List of child’s goals so that you’ll know what responses to shoot for, how to help your child move to a more advanced response, and how to measure  progress

·         Problem solving tips specific to each game

·         Ideas for expanding the game and new games to try when he’s mastered the first one

In Chapter 3 Early Toys you’ll find ideas for play with children who may not be interested in toys. Most of these games are with toys you probably have at home. Some aren’t “toys” at all, but household items you likely already own. These are my go-to-games when I need to get a child’s attention in the beginning sessions when he’s not “with” me yet. At the end of the chapter I list toys I use every day in speech therapy.  

Chapter 4 contains words and instructions for 33 Fingerplays and Songs I use in play with toddlers and young children. As in the previous chapters you’ll find a section for Child’s Goals and ways to expand the game into your daily lives.

Finally, in chapter 5, Solutions for Problems during Play, you’ll find suggestions for new things to try when what you’re doing isn’t working. Problems include:

·         Places toys in mouth

·         Avoids interaction with people

·         Doesn’t like toys

·         Lines up toys rather than playing

·         Holds toys instead of playing

·         Repeatedly pushes buttons

·         Prefers TV/videos to people and toys

·         Sensitive to touch and sound

·         Uses parent’s hands to operate toys

·         Odd, repetitive, or self-stimulatory behavior

·         Throws toys

·         Constant motion

·         Short attention span

·         Aggressive

·         Tantrums and meltdowns

·         Difficulty with transitions

·         Doesn’t like to share or take turns

·         Lost in own words instead of playing or listening (using jargon or echolalia)

Chapter 6 includes my list of references and recommended reading for parents.

This is a great parent training tool! SLPs and other therapists in early intervention programs will love how this book is organized in a format with activity pages that can be easily copied for distribution to parents.

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