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ASHA CEU Course #386 Prelinguistic Skill #1 Teach a Child to Respond and Interact

UPDATED ASHA COURSE #3860 BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 2024

Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP, in this ASHA CEU Course #386 Prelinguistic Skill #1 Teach a Child to Respond and Interact, as she explains the 11 prelinguistic skills all toddlers master before words emerge. This is show #2 in this series. Watch #385 for background and a brief explanation of the 11 skills. In this show, we’re discussing more background and then explaining in detail Skill #1 RESPONDS AND INTERACTS WITH THINGS IN THE ENVIRONMENT. Remember that this skill refers to a child’s ability to react to sensory information – or things he can see, hear, touch, hold, and manipulate. The kinds of skills we want to facilitate at this phase are alerting, looking, calming, attending, reaching, grasping, holding, mouthing, waving objects, banging, and then…REPEAT!

Here’s where we should begin to work with toddlers with severe developmental disabilities and not on teaching them to talk. Why? Because a child who can’t do these kinds of things consistently, chiefly alert, react, and interact with things in his or her environment, is not developmentally ready to learn to understand and use words.

Overview

Intro – (0 – 2:00)

What are prelinguistic skills? Why do we address prelinguistic skills rather than “talking” in speech therapy with toddlers?

Important Information to Share with Parents About Prelinguistic Skills (2:00 – 15:40)

Brief Review of 11 Prelinguistic Skills (15:40 – 17:30)

  1. Reacts to events in the environment
  2. Responds to people
  3. Begins turn taking
  4. Develops a longer attention span
  5. Shifts and shares joint attention
  6. Plays with a variety of toys appropriately
  7. Understands early words and follows simple directions
  8. Vocalizes purposefully
  9. Imitates actions, gestures, sounds, and words
  10. Uses early gestures
  11. Initiates interaction with others

Full Discussion of Skill 1 – Importance for Communication Development (17:30 – 30:52)

  • Characteristics and Behaviors of Children who do and don’t respond to toys and objects

Recommended Strategies to Teach Parents (30:52 – 54:00)

Recommended Toys and Activities (54:00 – 1 hour)

Summary (1 hour – 1 hour 4 minutes)

Learning Objectives
  1. Define prelinguistic skills.
  2. Explain why therapy begins at this point for babies and toddlers with significant developmental delays.
  3. Name at least 3 toys and activities recommended for babies and toddlers in this developmental phase
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Parents, stay on track with all the recommendations discussed in the show. The handout is perfect for helping you remember and for sharing with your child's therapists. Get your copy today!

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Laura Mize

  • Certified SLP for 30+ years
  • Trusted SLP expert and parent educator with 10+ million views (and counting!) at teachmetotalk.com which she founded in 2008 
  • National and International conference speaker since 2010
  • Author of 100+ continuing education courses for therapists and parents on her YouTube channel 
  • Approved ASHA CE Provider since 2013
  • Best-selling author of 9 therapy manuals for parents and professionals  
  • Laura lives in Lexington, KY surrounded by her happy family where she enjoys her favorite role of all — “LaLa” to her 6 darling grandbabies!
  • Follow Laura on her YouTube channel - 
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Macy Mize Usher

  • Certified SLP for 5+ years — plus tens of thousands of shadowing hours beginning when she was 2!
  • Served 3 years at the University of Kentucky Multidisciplinary Autism Assessment Clinic.
  • +11 million views on her language enriching YouTube channel Hey Macy!
  • Wife and mother of Henry, age 4, and baby Sam.
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    Hey Macy! Toddler Learning Videos & Learn to Talk!
Speaker Disclosure

Financial

Laura Mize owns teachmetotalk.com and receives revenue from product and course sales, speaking fees from organizations who contract her, and revenue sharing from her Amazon Affiliate agreement and the YouTube Partners Program. Macy Mize Usher is a salaried employee of The Laura Mize Group and receives revenue from Amazon and YouTube for her own YouTube channel. 

Non-Financial

Laura Mize and Macy Mize Usher have no other financial or non-financial relationships with any other author, publisher, SLP or social media entity. 

They have neurodivergent family members.

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Introductory Level

.1 ASHA CEUs

ASHA CEU Credits Available After: 11.22.24

Satisfactory Course Completion Requirements

Participants must have watched the video and paid the $7 processing fee to obtain a certificate of completion and/or to have your participation submitted to the ASHA CE Registry. Once the $7 fee is paid, you will be redirected to complete additional information online required to award a Certificate of Completion which includes completion of the Verification Statement that you watched the video, Self Assessment of Learning Outcomes, a Program Evaluation, Request for Certificate, and an ASHA CEU participant form or your ASHA number for filing ASHA CEUs (if applicable).  Once all required sections are completed and submitted, you will receive access to generate your certificate which will be emailed to you upon final review of your submission. No credit will be awarded without completion of this entire process. ASHA CEU information is submitted monthly and will appear on your ASHA CEU Registry shortly thereafter. Partial credit is not available.

For Other Professionals: Upon completion and return of the forms and receipt of your $7 registration fee, a Certificate of Completion will be provided so that you may file for continuing education with your own organization or licensing agency.

For Non-Professionals and Parents: All course content is offered at an Introductory, Professional Level and may not be suitable for all parents or non-professionals. If you'd like a Certificate of Completion, you may also register for credit.

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This course is offered for .10 ASHA CEUs (Introductory level, Professional area).

ASHA credit available after 10/20/19. Please make sure the date included on your participant form is after this date.

After enrolling in this course, you'll be redirected to complete additional information online required to award a Certificate of Completion.

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