11 Strategies for Building Language
You Know You're Supposed to Coach Parents… But What Do You Actually Coach Them to DO?
Most therapists know parent coaching matters. Far fewer were ever taught exactly what to coach. This course gives you a practical framework for teaching parents exactly how to support communication during everyday routines, play, books, songs, meals, and other daily activities.
7 Hours · 0.7 ASHA CEUs
$125 $175
12 months of course access • Advanced level, Professional area
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Good Parent Coaching Takes More Than Saying
"Practice This at Home."
Stop telling parents to work on language at home. Teach them HOW
Parent coaching is supposed to help families carry language intervention into everyday life. But "talk to him more," "read books," and "practice his words" aren't enough. This course gives you 11 concrete strategies you can demonstrate during therapy, coach parents to use, and adapt to everyday routines — so families know exactly what to do with their child between sessions.
If You've Ever Wondered...
What Do You Actually Do All Day?
You already know you're supposed to "talk more," "play together," and "work on
language at home." But how?
This course was made to answer those questions.
"This took the strategies to a new level for me! I cannot wait to implement with my Birth to 3 kiddos tomorrow!!"
Kristine, SLP
The framework
The 11 Strategies for Building Language
01
Connect with a child FIRST
Read your child's cues before you respond.
02
Set Up the Moment
Shape the environment to invite communication.
03
Tell, Show, Help
Learn how to cue a child to use more words.
04
Sing a Song for Everything
Use music to teach routines and transitions.
05
Give Words for What They Mean
Use your child's gestures and attempts to determine what to model.
06
Simplify the Model
Match language to where your child is now.
07
Repeat Key Words
Build familiarity through repetition.
08
Use Verbal Routines
Predictable phrases your child learn to fill in.
09
Pause & Wait
Create space for a response, on purpose.
10
Offer Two Choices
Low-pressure prompts built into routines.
11
Expand What They Say
Add more mature language for what a child already says.
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Full Treatment Framework
Putting all 11 strategies together into a real plan.
Beyond the List
Knowing The Strategies Is Only The Beginning
Maybe you already know some of these strategies.
But here's the harder question...
Do you know WHICH strategy to choose for THIS child... and THIS family?
Some strategies work beautifully for a child who is already trying to communicate but needs help using more words. Others are a much better fit for a child who needs more help understanding language, participating with you, or learning to imitate. And the strategy that works wonderfully for one parent may feel completely unnatural or overwhelming to another.
That's why this course doesn't just teach you 11 Strategies for Building Language at Home. I'll help you understand when each strategy works best, when it may NOT be as effective, and how to match strategies to a child's AND a parent's needs and strengths.
Therapists...
this gives you a much more intentional way to coach families. Instead of giving every parent the same list of recommendations, you can choose a few strategies that make sense for that child and family and then teach them how to use those strategies successfully during real life at home.
Because the goal isn't to use ALL 11 strategies at once. It's to know which ones to use,
when to use them, and how to make them work for YOUR child.
Because the goal isn't to use ALL 11 strategies at once. It's to know which ones to use, when to use them, and how to make them work for YOUR child.
What's New
Learn When Each Strategy Works Best!
Laura explains which strategies work best for specific children (and when a strategy is not recommended so you can avoid a mismatch or feeling like this doesn't work.
FOR Professionals
Use it to strengthen your own treatment sessions AND your parent coaching.
FOR PARENTS
Keep it nearby when you need fresh ideas or find yourself wondering, "What should I try now?"
What's included
Tools you'll use immediately
"I wish I had known how to do all of this months ago instead of just hoping one day he'd wake up and start talking."
Jasmine, Mother
Is This For You?
Built for Anyone Teaching a Child To Talk
ENROLL TODAY
Simple pricing. Immediate access.
Purchase once and get 12 months of access to the full course, all tools and handouts, and the ASHA CEU assessment.
11 Strategies for building language
$125 $175
✓ 7 hours of video instruction by Laura Mize
✓ Real therapy video clips from live sessions
✓ 75-page companion PDF with strategies & handouts
✓ Updated guidance for autism, apraxia & ADHD, late talking, language delay, autism, apraxia, and other neurodivergent children
✓ Online CEU assessment & certificate
✓ 12 months of course access
Purchase orders accepted — email Laura@teachmetotalk.com
Complete your speech therapy system
The Course. The Manual. Or Both.
The Late Talker Workbook gives you three evidence-based intervention plans to make it easy to start where you are. Plan A - All About Talking - a plan for 1:1 therapy for children who can already imitate words, Plan B, a complete parent-coaching framework for everyday routines. 11 Strategies for Building Language shows you exactly how to put that coaching into practice, strategy by strategy, with real therapy video.
THERAPY MANUAL ONLY
The Late Talker Workbook
✓ 3 evidence-based intervention plans
✓ Goal selection & decision-making tools
✓ Parent coaching framework for everyday routines
✓ Troubleshooting guidance when progress stalls
$66 $77
Course + Manual Bundle
11 Strategies Bundle
The Complete System
✓ 11 Strategies for Building Language (7 hrs, 0.7 ASHA CEUs)
✓ Real therapy video clips from Laura’s sessions
✓ 186-page The Late Talker Workbook (3 intervention plans)
✓ 75-page course manual
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About your Instuctors
Meet Laura & Macy
Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP
Founder · ASHA CE Provider since 2012
30+ years specializing in late talkers, autism, and neurodivergent toddlers. Author of 9 therapy manuals used in professional development settings nationwide. Known for her clear, structured, immediately practical clinical approach.
Macy Mize Usher, M.S., CCC-SLP
Co-Instructor · 5+ Years Clinical Experience
3 years at UK’s Multidisciplinary Autism Assessment Clinic. Co-teaches the Strengths-Based Autism Course and monthly coaching calls. Runs Hey Macy! with 11M+ YouTube views.
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Questions answered
Frequently Asked Questions
Give Every Child the Right Foundation
Using Strategies Matched to The Child's Strengths and Needs
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