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Talking with Your Toddler

75 Fun Activities and Interactive Games that Teach Your Child to Talk
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Talking with Your Toddler is a practical guide designed to support parents in nurturing their child's speech development. Filled with 75 engaging activities based on proven speech therapy techniques, it offers playful ways to encourage language skills, especially for late talkers. The book shows how to integrate simple, fun exercises into daily routinesโ€”from naming clothes while dressing to playful bubble popping soundsโ€”making communication enjoyable and effective for both parent and child.
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Essential for new parents and caregivers seeking to enhance their toddler's language skills, particularly if concerned about delayed speech. Also suitable for those interested in practical, everyday methods rooted in speech therapy principles.

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Learning to talk is one of the most important and crucial developmental processes for every toddler. This book is offers parents fun, informative exercises and activities designed to teach children how to talk, assist late talkers, and develop strong foundation skills.

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A handy parent's guide that turns professional language development into child's play

Every new parent waits expectantly for their child's first words. But if this milestone is late to arrive, they quickly become concerned. Luckily, Talking with Your Toddler contains speech language techniques that anxious parents can use to encourage late talkers to begin verbalising.

Based on proven speech therapy techniques, the 75 activities in this book encourage and expand language while simultaneously providing kids with endless entertainment. These educational exercises can be incorporated seamlessly into typical daily routines. From naming every clothing piece when getting dressed to exclaiming "pop!" when popping bubbles during playtime, these simple lessons make talking fun.

The book includes step-by-step directions to ensure that the techniques work in an easy to follow, unintimidating way.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781612435718

Publisher: Ulysses Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 October 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Ulysses Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 123.0mm

Height: 178.0mm

Weight: 180g

Pages: 120

About the Author

Teresa Laikko, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a certified speech-language pathologist with over 30 years of experience. She has provided services in schools, private practice, home health and has owned her own successful private speech pathology practice. Teresa has worked with clients with autism, apraxia, fluency, intellectual impairments as well as articulation and language delays and disorders. She is a member of the American Speech Language Hearing Association. Teresa lives in Phoenix, AZ, with her husband and two crazy dogs.

is a certified speech-language pathologist. She has provided services for populations such as toddlers, school-age children and adults. Laura has worked with clients with autism, apraxia, fluency, intellectual impairments as well as articulation and language delays and disorders. She is a member of the American Speech Language Hearing Association. Laura lives in Phoenix, AZ, and spends her free time with her family and friends.

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