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Why Isn't This Child Talking?

Let's Talk About Talking

When a child isn't talking by 18 months (certainly by age 2!) or anytime a child's vocabulary stalls, there's something missing. There are 11 foundational skills that ALL kids master - whether they talk on time or late - before a child begins to talk. Let me help you figure out what's missing so you can begin to hear words! In this 12 part series, you'll learn what each of those 11 skills is, why they're important for language development, and how to help a child strengthen skills in each area. If you've been scratching your head asking, "Why isn't this child talking?" then this series is for you!

The best part of this series is the handout PDF for each show with parent handout or CE credit purchase.

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Let's Talk About Talking Therapy Manual

In my therapy manual Let’s Talk About Talking… Ways to Strengthen the 11 Skills All Toddlers Master Before Words Emerge, I’m teaching you how to target pre-linguistic skills that establish the foundation for communicating. This is a tremendous resource for both parents and professionals. It’s HUGE – 377 pages – but extremely user-friendly. Figure out what you want to work on with a child using the easy checklist, flip to the chapter for that skill, and get busy! The therapy plan is practically written for you!

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The Let's Talk About Talking Podcast Series

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ASHA CEU Course #396 Prelinguistic Skill #11 Initiates with Others

ASHA CEU Course #396 Prelinguistic Skill #11 Initiates with Others

Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com as she finishes up the podcast series 11 prelinguistic skills all toddlers master before words emerge. In this final podcast ...
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ASHA CEU Course #0395 Prelinguistic Skill #10 Uses Gestures

Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com as she continues her series of the 11 prelinguistic skills all toddlers master before words emerge. In this show, we'll ...
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ASHA CEU Course #394 Prelinguistic Skill #9 Imitates Others

ASHA CEU Course #394 Prelinguistic Skill #9 Imitates Others

Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP from @teachmetotalk and teachmetotalk.com as she continues the series on prelinguistic skills all toddlers master before words emerge. In this audio and ...
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ASHA CEU Course #393 Prelinguistic Skill #8 Vocalizes Purposefully

ASHA CEU Course #393 Prelinguistic Skill #8 Vocalizes Purposefully

Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP as she continues her podcast series discussing prelinguistic skills all toddlers master before words emerge. This show, ASHA CEU Course #393 Prelinguistic ...
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ASHA CEU Course #392 Prelinguistic Skill #7 Understands Familiar Words and Follows Directions

UPDATED ASHA COURSE #3920 BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2024 In this one-hour audio and video podcast, we’re explaining in detail Skill #7 Understands Familiar Words and Follows Directions. Speech-language pathologists refer ...
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#391 Prelinguistic Skill #6 Plays Appropriately with a Variety of Toys

ASHA CEU Course #391 Prelinguistic Skill #6 Plays Appropriately with a Variety of Toys

UPDATED ASHA COURSE #3910 BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2024 In this one-hour audio and video podcast,  ASHA CEU Course #391 Prelinguistic Skill #6 Plays Appropriately with a Variety of Toys, we're ...
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ASHA CEU Course #390

ASHA CEU Course #390 Prelinguistic Skill #5 Joint Attention

UPDATED ASHA COURSE #3900 BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2024 Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP as she explains the 11 prelinguistic skills all toddlers master before words emerge. This ...
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ASHA CEU Course #389

ASHA CEU Course #389 Prelinguistic Skill #4 Develops a Longer Attention Span

UPDATED ASHA COURSE #3890 BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2024 Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP as she explains the 11 prelinguistic skills all toddlers master before words emerge. This ...
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ASHA CEU Course #388

ASHA CEU Course #388 Prelinguistic Skill #3 Teach A Child Begin Turn Taking

UPDATED ASHA COURSE #3880 BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 2024 This ASHA CEU course #0388 Prelinguistic Skill #3 Teach a Child to Begin Turn-Taking, reviewed the eleven prelinguistic skills toddlers master before ...
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ASHA CEU Course #387

ASHA CEU Course #387 Prelinguistic Skill #2 Teach a Child to Respond To People

UPDATED ASHA COURSE #3870 BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 2024 This ASHA CEU course #387 Prelinguistic Skill #2 Teach a Child to Respond To People, reviews the eleven prelinguistic skills toddlers master ...
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ASHA CEU Course #386 Prelinguistic Skill #1 Teach a Child to Respond and Interact

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 ...
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ASHA CEU Course #385

ASHA CEU Course #385 When Is A Child Developmentally Ready to Talk?

UPDATED ASHA COURSE #3850 BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 2024 Before any child begins to talk, he’s mastering a set of 11 distinct skills that develop before we begin to hear words. ...
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Teach Me To Talk Testimonials

Happy Therapists, Teachers, Parents & Children

"I just want to thank you for the invaluable information you’ve given me in helping my grandson to talk (which I have passed on to his parents). We’ve ve learned patience, appropriate expectations, and fun and effective strategies that we had found no where else. He is exploding with conversation! Sometimes I struggle to interpret his articulation, but all I have to do is say, “Show me”, and he’s excited to do so. He and I both want so badly to communicate with each other, and your strategies have made it so much easier and non-threatening. Once again, I thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Stacey

"My little guy is taking off like a rocket!! We’ve been working through your Autism Workbook for a few months and he has had an explosion of skills develop. YOU are AMAZING! THANK YOU!" Laura Q, Mom

"Dear Laura Mize and Team,

Thank you so much for all your hard work and publishing books! Our 17-month-old toddler suddenly exploded into speaking and imitating everybody's gestures and sounds, just a week or two after we 'completed' all activities that are listed under 11 pre-linguistic skills! Your method really works!"

Grateful customer.

"Hi Laura!

I absolutely LOVE all of your workbooks, especially your Autism Workbook. Starting with Social Games has been a game changer for many of my littles with ASD and their families. It's been the best way for them to finally connect and sustain shared attention and engagement, leading to longer social interactions, through play!"

Jodie, Dev, Therapist

"Hi Ms. Laura,

Thank you so much for the videos you have posted on your youtube channel. They are so direct, informative, and helpful. Thank you for being a resource for me to become a better therapist."

Dianne

"Gosh, I love all of your emails/podcast/website, just everything!! I work in early intervention as a behavior analyst and am learning so much from you!"

Thank you!

Hailey

 

"Laura,

I love your work! I am a professor of early childhood special education and a speech language pathologist! I have worked to help children learn to communicate and I know how valuable the information you share is for both early interventionists and pediatric speech language pathologists!

Thank you for systematically organizing and explaining essential steps for young children to learn and develop. You are having a great impact on our profession, the ECE profession and families!"

Sincerely,

David

"Thank you.

If this is Laura herself reading this email let me take this opportunity to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you have put forth for us professionals. I own every manual (except the autism manual) and have watched every course on DVD. I have listened to countless podcasts. All of what I’ve come to be as an Early Intervention speech therapist was absolutely to your credit. With your resources at my side I have never needed to scramble for answers and strategies and above all the clear language I use when communicating with parents. My fun, animated affect and key phrases I use have been learned through watching your example. So….thank you! May you be blessed."

Chaya

"I just wanted to thank you so much for your incredible help! You are so kind and lovely and every time I implement something you've taught in your manuals or videos it is always a success, I cannot thank you enough. I really appreciate how specific you are in giving us examples of wording to use and how to use a toy in therapy with your videos, it is exactly what I need to properly help my little students. I also really appreciate your list of books of list of toys. I have seen my little students make significant progress thanks to you. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos, taking more of your CEU's, and reading more of your materials. From the bottom of my heart: thank you so much again!!"

Lauren

Laura thank you so much. Btw, you have transformed my therapy- I have become such a competent and strong therapist after watching probably like 350 of your videos and podcasts over the past few years. And I am a seasoned therapist with almost 25 years experience. (Yes prob 350 episodes ha!) But there was still a lot I learned from you. I have such a thorough understanding of birth to 3 development and how to properly incorporate appropriate therapeutic goals, techniques and strategies now, thanks to you. Kelly

 
But I just keep watching and learning because we can always learn something new! 
Thanks for all you do!