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CALLING GAME…Tips for Helping a Child Learn to Call People by Name

June 8, 2017 by Laura Leave a Comment

Tips for Helping a Child Learn to Use Names A mom recently asked me for suggestions for teaching her child to use other people's names. Many times, children with autism or social communication delays have difficulty learning to do this. Sometimes... [Read more...]

Joint Attention in Toddlers: Why It’s Important for Language Development

March 2, 2017 by Laura Leave a Comment

Have you ever wondered if a child is “just a late talker” or if there’s a larger problem? Research reveals that there are several risk factors that let us know that a child’s late talking is likely a part of a child’s developmental... [Read more...]

#306 This Kid Doesn’t Play! Solutions for Common Problems Part 4

February 24, 2017 by Laura Leave a Comment

In this week's podcast, we're continuing the series This Kid Doesn't Play! Solutions for Common Problems. This is part 4 in this series. Background... Sometimes, despite our best efforts, young children with language delays don’t seem to... [Read more...]

Is This More Than Late Talking?

February 13, 2017 by Laura 1 Comment

Factors that Indicate a Child is Struggling with “More Than Late Talking” Have you ever wondered if a child is “just a late talker” or if there’s something more serious going on? In my course for therapists, Steps to Building Verbal... [Read more...]

Strategies to Help Toddlers Experiencing Fight, Flight, or Freeze

February 4, 2017 by Laura Leave a Comment

Help for Overstimulated Toddlers My post called Fight, Flight, or Freeze explored the negative reactions that children may display when they become overstimulated as they learn something new. Remember that these responses have been hard-wired... [Read more...]

#304 This Kid Doesn’t Play! Solutions for Common Problems- Part 2

January 21, 2017 by Laura Leave a Comment

In this week's podcast, we're continuing the series This Kid Doesn't Play! Solutions for Common Problems. This is part two in this series. Background for this series... Sometimes, despite our best efforts, young children with language delays... [Read more...]

Christmas Puzzle…Therapy Tip of the Week…12.7.16

December 7, 2016 by Laura Leave a Comment

Christmas Speech Therapy Ideas for Toddlers Every year I try to add one or two new Christmas-themed toys to my inventory. Here’s my favorite new one this year – a Christmas puzzle from Melissa and Doug. (Scroll to the bottom of this page for... [Read more...]

#298 Selecting Therapy Activities for Toddlers Part 4 – Vocabulary Building Toys

November 5, 2016 by Laura 2 Comments

In today's show, we continue the series Selecting Therapy Activities for toddlers and preschoolers with language delays. Remember that when we match our activities to a child's developmental level and strengths, and strongly consider his likes and... [Read more...]

#288…11 Skills Toddlers MUST Use Before Words Emerge…#10 Initiates with Others

July 29, 2016 by Laura Leave a Comment

HELP A LATE TALKER LEARN TO INITIATE WITH OTHERS We're continuing our series with the 11 skills toddlers must master before words emerge. Today we're talking about skill #10 - INITIATING INTERACTION WITH OTHERS When we talk about initiation... [Read more...]

Tried and True Methods for Helping a Late Talker Use More Words

April 18, 2016 by Laura 10 Comments

Tried and True Methods for Helping a Late Talker Use More Words Today I received an email from an SLP who asked me this question: “How can I get a child on my caseload who can talk to say more words during a session? He likes me. He likes... [Read more...]

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