Your Toddler Understands Everything…But isn’t talking, yet
A step by step system to teach your child how to say words
Many parents come here because their toddler…
follows directions, understands a lot of words, points to communicate, uses a lot of grunting and maybe even some gestures, but uses very few words
This situation is actually very common.
A child can understand language before they begin using words. One skill that’s often missing when words are delayed is the skills leading to verbal imitation. These are skills like imitating actions, gestures, sounds, and words.
Imitation is one of the primary ways children learn to talk. It’s actually how all of us as humans learn any new skill- we observe someone doing the skill and then we copy it.
When toddlers begin to copy new actions and sounds during play, they start practicing the process that becomes talking.
The Toddler Talk Approach
The Toddler Talk approach focuses on two key areas that research and early intervention models consistently show result in early speech development
01 Teach Toddlers How to Imitate
Many late talkers do not automatically copy sounds or words.
We work through a step-by-step process that helps toddlers learn to imitate actions, sounds, and eventually simple words during play.
02 Teach Parents How to Elicit Communication
Small changes in how parents play, talk, and respond can dramatically increase how often children attempt to communicate.
When parents know how to pause, model, simplify language, and respond to communication attempts, toddlers get many more opportunities to practice communication throughout the day.
When imitation skills and communication attempts increase, words follow.
Start at home with the Verbal Imitation Starter Kit.
A simple, thoughtfully designed, step-by-step starting point for parents who want to begin helping their toddler communicate today.
Inside you’ll find:
Where your child is starting
What to work on next
Exact scripts for what to say and do
How to use daily routines to build communication
Step-by-step imitation progression
Simple strategies to encourage communication attempts
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