“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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After implementing the techniques in Teach Me to Talk, my daughter became more socially engaged with me during our at home therapy times. For example, being playful and silly as the DVD suggests captures my daughter’s attention despite her hearing issues.  She’s having fun with Mama and so she wants to try to communicate!  It’s an empowering feeling to help contribute to my daughter’s communication success.  As for the quality of the DVD content, Laura has a delightful personality and explains the therapy techniques in an easy to understand manner.  I look forward to seeing what other speech delay issues Laura tackles in her other DVDs Thank you, Laura for your obvious dedication to children and the encouragement you offer parents!”

Alison Ellis

Knoxville, TN

“Hi! It’s Michelle and you sent me your package of DVDs, and I just have to take a moment to kiss your feet! They are fantabulous!!!! I stayed up till one am watching the first DVD Teach Me to Talk, and by 6 am my little four year old was up and ready to play. I pulled out her new Christmas toy “Animal Hospital” (based on your recomendations in a podcast) and got to work right away. KATY SAID THREE NEW WORDS IN JUST HALF AN HOUR!!!! You gotta remember- Katy is non verbal, so this was HUGE!!!! She said “ball,” “yeah” and “Okay” in a perfectly intelligible way!!!!!

Thank you!!!” - Michelle H., Texas
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THANK YOU MICHELLE!!! Keep up the good work with Katy and let us know how she continues to progress!

Many people assume, incorrectly of course, that because a child isn’t talking by age 2 or 3, he or she must be autistic. 

Let me reassure you, there are many reasons for late talking or speech-language delays in toddlers, and autism is just one of them. 

Late talking, when there’s no other delay, usually does not mean autism.

However, it is important that children learn to communicate their wants and needs. And, truth be told, all toddlers should be talking by age 2.  

The expected norm, in fact, is that a child should say a minimum of 50 words consistently on his/her own and frequently say short phrases such as “Bye bye Mama” or “more cookies” without prompting from a parent.

If your two-year old child is not able to do this, he very likely does have an expressive language delay.  

Again, expressive language delay does not always mean autism.

If your child also has difficulty understanding language, that is following your directions, she could also have a receptive language delay.

Children with receptive language delays often act as if they’re deaf, or can’t hear what you’ve told them to do. They tend to “ignore” others since words don’t mean anything to them yet. This behavior can also be confused with an autism diagnosis.  

Again, a receptive language delay does not always mean autism.

However, it does mean that a child needs special help to be able to learn to comprehend language and then use words.     

Understanding language and talking are critical skills for toddlers to master. Practically every single thing a young child needs to be successful once he starts school depends on understanding what others say and being able to use words to interact with others.

Most of the time, children with language delays don’t simply “grow out of it.” Early treatment for toddlers with these difficulties is essential before these symptoms become severe.  

Parents play a critical role in determining the ultimate outcome for any child, but especially for those with language delays.  

Success comes when parents make a huge commitment to help their child learn to understand and use words. Even when a child is already enrolled in speech therapy, preschool, or daycare, his or her parents are still the very best “teachers” a young child could ever have.

But many parents aren’t sure how to go about fulfilling this important role. Some ask me,

“How can I teach my baby to talk when I’ve already tried everything I know ?”

I’m going to show you some new things to try, but first, let me stop to reassure you, this is NOT your fault!

Most loving parents do everything they know how to help their child, especially one who’s frustrated and struggling. Every good parent knows to talk to their child, read to their child, and play with their child.

But sometimes parents don’t know how to do these things and get results. Then they end up blaming themselves for what their child can’t do.     

Let me tell you this again - the problem isn’t you. And for lots of late talking children, the problem may not even be autism.     

The problem simply may be that you haven’t had simple, easy to understand tools you need to help your child learn to communicate. 

Many children who are late talkers, and especially toddlers who are at risk for autism, need to be taught in different ways, so that they too can begin to learn to talk and do all of the things other toddlers can do.

But even as an educated parent, you may not know how to do this.    

THERE’S FINALLY AN EASY, FUN, NO-TEARS METHOD TO HELP TEACH YOUR TODDLER TO UNDERSTAND WORDS AND FINALLY, BEGIN TO TALK.

You’ll learn how to do this in a series of 3 DVDs from teachmetotalk.com called: 

Teach Me To Talk

Teach Me To Listen and Obey 1

Teach Me To Listen and Obey 2

This set of DVDs was developed by pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, author of this website teachmetotalk.com, and host of the popular podcast “Teach Me To Talk with Laura and Kate.”

These strategies are the same ones experts recommend to help teach parents how to work with toddlers and young preschoolers at home. Laura has taken best practices and current research and put it in “layman’s terms” so that all parents can now understand and use the same specialized techniques.  

Based on praise from hundreds of parents from around the world, these strategies are proven to be simple to learn, easy to apply, and best of all successful, in helping your child begin to understand your words, and then finally, unlock that beautiful voice your child has locked away inside.

Join Laura as she uses the same down-to-earth, practical approach that she teaches parents in her practice as a pediatric speech-language pathologist, writes about on her website, and talks about during her weekly show.  

In these DVDs, Laura shows you EXACTLY how to work with your toddler at home using toys you likely already have and during every day activities, like snack time. Watch as she explains and then demonstrates HOW to teach your child.

Unlike other speech therapy DVDs, this isn’t just a videotaped conference for professionals, and it’s not just a DVD for you to plop your child in front of to watch and hope for results.

In these DVDs YOU, as your child’s best teacher, learn how to help YOUR child.

You’ll watch her work with a full range of toddlers and young preschoolers or different ages and abilities. And you won’t see this demonstrated in a clinical setting or see her using techniques you’d need a PhD to understand.  

You’ll see actual therapy sessions that seem more like everyday play, rather than “speech therapy.” 

Best of all, she first explains exactly  what to do using everyday, parent-friendly language, and then demonstrates how to do it with real children, just like yours. 

You’ll be able to use these techniques with you very own child, the very first day you watch the DVD. Read one mom’s note -   

“Just wanted to let you know how thrilled I am with your video. I just received it five days ago and I’ve watched it every morning to gear up for working with my daughter each day and I have to tell you what a difference it has made! My daughter has been in therapy for a year and a half (she’s 31 months) and she would often run from me during our “play” sessions…finally, after only five days, she is starting to think that her mommy is fun during playtime! Thank you for giving me a way to really connect with my daughter on a new level. This video is priceless.”   Helen

See a few clips for yourself -

Watch a child who’s not talking yet learn to ask for things he wants in Teach Me To Talk.

Many parents feel so worried and fruWords from another mother -

“Dear Laura,
I am so excited about your wonderful Teach Me To Talk DVD.  It has brought me so much relief and help…. Thank you for your web site and all the helpful information you have been providing.  Whenever I’m on the Internet researching delayed speech, your sight always calms my fear and makes me feel capable of helping my daughter.” Jennifer, Washington 

Watch how you can help a toddler learn to follow directions during play in Teach Me To Listen and Obey 1.

In Teach Me To Listen and Obey 2, Laura explains how to help a child understand more advanced words and then shows you how to use the same techniques in play. 

As a parent, I want to emphasize to you, YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN TEACHING YOUR CHILD. 

As a mom or dad, you know your child better than anyone else. Because of your unique connection with your own child, with the right tools, you can help him learn to interact with you, understand words, and then finally, begin to use words to talk.

Many times parents with children who have been diagnosed with autism are often at a loss with what to do next. This DVD helps parents by giving them specific strategies to use at home.

“I recently watched a DVD that has been advertised on this site called Teach Me to Talk, by Laura Mize, Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist. The DVD was 90 minutes long and taught six strategies to teach your child to talk. It is aimed at toddlers who are delayed in speech…..which is how I will use it. It has tons of video of the speech therapist actually working with children! This was so informative. Laura Mize explains what she is doing while showing actual video of her working with children with delays! These are things you can incorporate in every day interaction with your child. I finished watching the video feeling like I could really teach my child to talk!

From the time I first learned Sophie had autism, I have wanted to see what a speech therapist actually did while working with a child. I desperately want to homeschool Sophie, but until now I have been in the dark about what the experts do to get children to talk. Now I have video examples to work with.

I watch this video with my 3 children in the room, and my daughter Sophie, was actually playing along with the video! I highly recommend this video for anyone who has a child with delayed speech. It is worth every penny.”     Sarah, mother and author of the website www.wakingsophie.com

Don’t let another day go by without tweaking your approach so that you learn how YOU can help YOUR own child learn to use and understand language.  

Order your set today! For a special fall promotion, this 3 DVD set is specially priced at $99.99.  

 
As a special offer, enter the coupon code FALL to save $10 off the entire 3 DVD set.  

All the DVDs can be purchased separately if you’re not sure you need all 3.

Teach Me To Talk focuses on teaching 6 simple expressive language strategies so that you can help your child begin to use words.  

Teach Me To Listen and Obey 1 is for helping children understand basic words  and learn to follow early commands. If your child is not interacting with you and doesn’t consistently follow directions, this DVD outlines how to cue him so that words become meaningful.

Teach Me To Listen and Obey 2 is designed to help teach children to understand more complex language. Common disciplinary challenges and how to handle those are also reviewed.

For more information about these DVDs and to read more parent and professional reviews, scroll up and click the child-drawn logos on the right column of this page.

As a special offer, enter the coupon code FALL to save $10 off the entire 3 DVD set.

Suspecting autism is very scary for any parent, but you don’t have to be helpless any longer in your attempts to work with your child at home.  

For more information about autism, and more importantly, other useful articles to teach you how to help your child at home, be sure to check out the rest of the website now! Let me help you learn how to do this! You can do it, you really can!!

INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS can place an order by sending me an email with the name of the DVDs you’ve selected, along with your name and address. I will reply to your email with a link that will allow you to place the order through Google checkout. Otherwise, Google may not process an order outside the USA. Email me at laura@teachmetotalk.com.

Are you scared and confused by what you’re finding on the internet?  

Then I’d like to introduce you to a new DVD that’s made especially for parents to help you understand this complex diagnosis.

It’s called Teach Me To Talk with Apraxia and Phonological Disorders, and it was developed by pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, author of the website teachmetotalk.com.

In the last year Laura’s best-selling DVDs Teach Me To Talk and Teach Me To Listen and Obey have helped thousands of families in the United States and around the world understand expressive and receptive language delays. Now she’s using her parent-friendly, easy-to-understand approach to explain speech disorders.   

Watch Laura as she not only explains the characteristics of apraxia, but shows you many, many examples of toddlers and young preschoolers who exhibit verbal motor planning difficulties. You’ll learn exactly how speech-language pathologists distinguish apraxia from other speech and language delays such as phonological disorders.

More importantly, this DVD goes well beyond the diagnosis phase and explains all of the therapy techniques recommended by experts in the field. This DVD isn’t just a video-taped conference with a few clips of speech therapy. 

In this comprehensive 3 hour, 2 DVD set, you’ll see dozens of real-life therapy sessions so that you can learn to understand and use these techniques at home with your young child diagnosed with apraxia. You’ll hear Laura explain the techniques and then see multiple demonstrations of each strategy with different children so that you can not only understand exactly what to do, but can be confident in implementing the same successful strategies with your own young child.

This DVD covers every important phase of speech-language development in young children. You’ll see techniques to use with toddlers who are non-verbal. Then you’ll watch children progress and find strategies to help them learn to use single words. Children with apraxia and phonological disorders also have difficulty using speech sounds correctly in words. They leave off or substitute consonant, and even, vowel sounds. You’ll learn several ways to help them learn new sounds. You’ll also see strategies to help children learn to make the leap from single words to phrases, and then finally, move on to using sentences.  

If your child struggles to be understood and has been diagnosed with apraxia or phonological disorder, this DVD will clearly outline steps that you, as a parent, can use at home to help supplement the speech therapy your child is receiving. Children with parents who are involved in their child’s therapy have much better outcomes than children whose parents don’t participate. If you’ve been left wondering exactly HOW to work with your child with apraxia at home between speech therapy sessions, this DVD will teach you.    

Additionally in each section Laura shares her best therapy resources so that you can locate and use the best treatment materials recommended for children with apraxia of speech.  No more searching on the internet or pouring over catalogues to decide what will be appropriate and useful for your child as you work at home. You’ll receive many quality references for reputable and reliable information, all based on cutting-edge research and best practices in treating young children with apraxia and phonological disorders.      

If you’re a pediatric speech-language pathologist or another early interventionist working with young children with speech disorders, this must-have resource will become a favorite resource in your library of treatment materials as you share information with families, train students, or offer clinical supervision to CFYs. SLPs love Laura’s down-to-earth and practical advice which will help you take your intervention from theory “to the floor.”   

“I wanted to thank you for the new Phonological/Apraxia DVDs!!! As usual, you have put together a super video, chock-full of terrific ideas for parents! I also showed a bit of that one, as well as the other ones at our recent seminars….The response from the SLPs in the audience is universally great, and they all comment how much something like this is so needed.You’ve done all the work for them, so what a treat to have these available to loan the parents on our caseloads!

I just love your playful manner with the kids, and the way you break down the suggested strategies and show how you implement them with actual children. Everyone also comments how they love the fact that you show real kids who don’t always cooperate, and how you handle it. So fabulous!! Thanks again.” Patti Hamaguchi, M.A., CCC-SLP

”This is an excellent training DVD for parents of late talkers. The strategies that Laura teaches are the same ones she used when working with my son, who has apraxia of speech. My son made incredible progress working with Laura. These strategies are very effective and easy to apply to a variety of speech and Ianguage disorders. I wish all speech therapists possessed this level of knowledge and skill. As a Speech-Language Pathologist, I would recommend this DVD to my parents of late talkers and especially those diagnosed with apraxia. As a Mom of a late talker, I would recommend this DVD to all speech therapists working with children.” Laurie Felty, Speech-Language Pathologist

Order your 2 DVD set today! 

For a limited time only, enter the discount code APRAXIA and receive $15 off!   

If you’ve not yet ordered Laura’s first DVD Teach Me To Talk, it’s strongly recommended that you begin with techniques in that DVD first, before implementing the more advanced strategies in Teach Me To Talk with Apraxia and Phonological Disorders. You can order Teach Me To Talk for just $29.99 with the purchase of Teach Me To Talk with Apraxia and Phonological Disorders - that’s $10 off the regular price.  

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