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#292 Using Daily Routines to Teach Late Talking Toddlers Missing Skills Aug 26, 2016

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Join speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com as she discusses how to use daily activities to target language skills in toddlers who are late talkers. Once you understand this treatment hierarchy and philosophy, it's easy to adapt any toy or daily activity to target exactly where a toddler is struggling in the development of his communication skills. You can't always start by trying to teach a child how to talk! Today we're talking about strategies to use during meals and snack time. Listen. Read the full show summary here.

#291 Using Common Toys to Teach Late Talkers Missing Skills Aug 19, 2016

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Join speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com as she discusses how to use a common toy to target language skills in toddlers who are late talkers. Once you understand the treatment hierarchy and philosophy, it's easy to adapt any toy or daily activity to target exactly where a toddler is struggling in the development of his communication skills. You can't always start with teaching him to say first words! Listen for ideas and read the full summary here.

#290 Wrap Up Show for Podcast Series - 11 Skills Toddlers MUST Use Before Words Aug 12, 2016

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Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP as she finishes up the podcast series 11 Skills Toddlers MUST Use Before Words Emerge. Read the written post on my website here.

#289 11 Skills Toddlers Must Use BEFORE Words Emerge #11 Takes Turns Talking Aug 05, 2016

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Join speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com as she continues to discuss the 11 skills toddlers must use before words emerge. In this show we're talking about turn taking. Read the full summary here:

#288 11 Skills Toddlers Use BEFORE Words Emerge. #10 Initiates Interaction Jul 29, 2016

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Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com as she discusses skill #10 in this series - helping a child learn to initiate interaction with others. See the full summary here.

#284 11 Skills Toddlers Use BEFORE Words Emerge. #9 Imitates Others Jun 25, 2016

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Joini pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M. S., CCC-SLP from teachmetotalk.com as she continues our series of the 11 skills a child masters before he begins to talk. On this episode, we'll discuss the importance of imitation and the role imitation plays in teaching a toddler to use words. Guess what?!? Learning to imitate doesn't begin by telling a child, "Say ___." There are several other steps before we hear a word! Listen for how to make sure you're not missing these important prerequisites.

#286 - 11 Skills Toddlers Use Before Words Emerge - #8 Vocalizes Purposefully May 13, 2016

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Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com, as she discusses the 11 skills young children use before first words emerge. In this show we're on skill #8 - helping a child learn to become noisy.

#285 11 Skills Toddlers Use BEFORE Words Emerge. #7 Understands What Words Mean May 05, 2016

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Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP as she discusses the 11 skills toddlers must master before words emerge. Today we're talking about skill #7 - understanding familiar words. SLPs refer to this skill as receptive language, language comprehension, or auditory (hearing) comprehension. Children must understand words before they begin to use words meaningfully. In this show we're talking about the significant role receptive language plays in developing early communication skills. Listen for tips for working with toddlers to make sure they learn to understand familiar words and complete simple requests. Read the full summary at Laura's website teachmetotalk.com.

#284 11 Skills Toddlers Use BEFORE Words Emerge. #6 Understands Early Gestures Apr 29, 2016

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Join speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP, of teachmetotalk.com as she continues her series about the 11 skills toddlers achieve before first words emerge. In today's show, Laura discusses the importance of beginning to understand gestures and nonverbal communication as a precursor for developing language skills. Read the complete summary for the show at Laura's website here: #284 Understands Early Gestures

#283 Skills Toddlers Must Use Before Words Emerge - #5 How To Teach Early Play Apr 08, 2016

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Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP from teachmetotalk.com as she discusses how to teach toddlers to play with toys when they don't seem interested or have very few play skills. Read the post for more info at teachmetotalk.com.

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