Late Talker with Slow Progress? Do This!
Are you working with a late talker with slow progress? Late talkers who add words s..l..o..w..l..y are ...
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Using Visual Supports with Late Talkers with Visual Strengths
One of the lessons I've learned about working with late talkers is to use their learning preferences to ...
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HOPE…What Every Parent Wants
Every single parent you’ll encounter today, tomorrow, this week, and next year is looking for the SAME thing… ...
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The Truth about Flashcards for Toddlers Who Don’t Yet Talk
The Truth about Flashcards for Toddlers Who Don’t Yet Talk I almost titled this post “Why Flashcards Don’t ...
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When a Toddler Is Not Talking Yet… You Need a Plan!
As speech-language pathologists and parents, when a toddler is not talking yet, we rush in to try to ...
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Child Not Talking? Teach a Child to Imitate
Learning to imitate sounds and words is a critical skill in a child's quest to become verbal. Many children ...
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Language Delay? Understanding Communication Skills for Parents
As a pediatric speech-language pathologist, I often get referral information for a child with the primary concern listed ...
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How To Prompt a Child to Talk by Initiating
This week I've fielded the same question from a few families and therapists who have emailed me about ...
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Toddler Grunts Instead of Talking – Ideas for Parents to Help a Child Learn to Use Words
Do you have a child who grunts instead of talking? Many parents of late talkers say that their ...
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Signs of Speech Delay in Toddlers – When to Worry
What's the number one factor that unites mothers across cultural, social, and economic boundaries? It's worry. Most of ...
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Quick Social Game… Swinging in a Blanket
Earlier this week I sent an email titled, "The Trouble with Social Games." In it I addressed 3 ...
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Late Talking… Everything You Want To Know
Without a doubt, the most common question I have received at teachmetotalk.com about late talking since our ...
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Best Toys and Activities for Treating Toddler Articulation
From podcast 418 See each toy and the best target words in italics. Target words are selected based ...
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Treating Trauma in Toddlers with Language Delays/Disorders
Last week I shared some information about Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACEs. If you missed that, read it here. To ...
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Protection Against Adverse Childhood Experiences
Last weekend I did some reading about Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACEs and I can't quit thinking about ...
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Is It Me? Tips for Clinical Problem Solving
One of the main questions parents send me at teachmetotalk.com is... I am not seeing progress in my ...
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Not moving forward? Try taking a step back!
Not moving forward? Try taking a step back! “I attended your course in St. Louis… I used the ...
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Book List for Making Books Better #417
In my podcast #417 Making Books Better for Late Talking Toddlers (18 to 36 months), I demonstrated strategies ...
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Up at Night Worrying?
Are you working with a child – maybe your own - who keeps you up at night? ...
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COVID Babies
Have you seen this study? Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Early Child Cognitive Development: Initial Findings in ...
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Questions about Late Talking
Questions about Late Talking Here’s the most common question I receive at teachmetotalk.com about late talking from moms and ...
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Questions About Treating Autism
After my last post 7 Signs of Autism, I'm getting lots of questions about treating autism in toddlers ...
Read More Book List for Making Books Better Part 2 #416
In my podcast #416 Making Books Better for Toddlers with Language Delays Part Two, I demonstrated strategies for ...
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Book List for Making Books Better #415
In my podcast #415 Making Books Better for Toddlers with Language Delays, I demonstrated strategies for the following ...
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Prelinguistic Skill #2 – Responds to People… Resource List
This week we started a series to outline the 11 skills that very accurately predict which children are ...
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What About Negative Behaviors?
WHAT ABOUT NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS? (from The Autism Workbook) So many therapists and parents reach out to me for solutions ...
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Prelinguistic Skill #1 – Reacts to Events in the Environment… Toy List
Over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to review each of the 11 skills all toddlers master ...
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#413 Addressing Jargon and Echolalia… The Autism Podcast Series
Podcast #413 ASHA course # 0413, Provider Code AAYF... Are you working with a child who uses jargon ...
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#411 Help a Nonverbal Child Find His Voice… The Autism Podcast Series
Podcast #411 ASHA course # 0411, Provider Code AAYF Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of ...
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#411 Help a Nonverbal Child Find His Voice… The Autism Podcast Series
Podcast #411 ASHA course # 0411, Provider Code AAYF Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of ...
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#412 Facilitating Peer Interaction… The Autism Podcast Series
Podcast #412 ASHA course # 0412, Provider Code AAYF Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of ...
Read More Good News from Research that Supports Early Intervention at HOME for Young Children with Autism
I wanted to share a link from CNN's webpage citing new research proving successful intervention for children with ...
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Read More Auditory Processing Games for Toddlers
Look at your receptive goals. Use objects, puzzles, or even flashcards (My least favorite) 1. Identify objects. Find ...
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