Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com for the second part of this audio/video podcast series ASHA CEU COURSE #423 : Teach Me To Imitate Actions with Objects: Building Verbal Imitation in Late Talkers.
Do you know the #1 skill all late talkers are missing? They don't know how to imitate words... which is always linked to late talking. In fact, imitating can be the one thing that separates late talkers from toddlers who are already talking. So... how do we teach nonverbal toddlers to imitate? Obviously, we can't start by trying to teach them to say words. They're not able to repeat words no matter how much we beg, bribe, and plead! What most parents of late talkers don't know is that there are "levels" of imitation that all kids learn before they begin to talk... whether a child talks late or on time. During infancy, babies learn these levels of imitation easily and naturally as they mature and grow. When late talking occurs, we know that a child has gotten "stuck" in a level of imitation and hasn't been able to progress to imitating words. When this happens, we must determine where they're "stuck," meet them there, and then help them learn to imitate more complex actions, gestures, sounds, and until they're developmentally ready to imitate real words. Once they're imitating easily and frequently, we've turned them into full-time imitators, which leads to a child who talks!
In this 8 part podcast series Building Verbal Imitation in Late Talkers, learn an effective hierarchy for teaching imitation skills to late talking toddlers and preschoolers using evidence based, science-backed strategies that emphasize imitation as the KEY component. This method delivers a practical framework for knowing where to begin working with a late talking child, provides ideas for what to try when a young child’s progress stalls, and can serve as your new approach when your standard methods don’t seem to be adequate for a particular child’s language delays.
LINK FOR CE CREDIT AND HANDOUT:
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Links to my therapy manuals for parents and professionals:
Building Verbal Imitation Skills in Toddlers - a treatment manual with specific directions for teaching a late talker to how to talk.
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Teach Me To Play WITH You - a therapy manual to teach activities designed to help a child learn to engage and interact with you with eye contact, imitation, and finally... words! Best for helping late talkers, including toddlers who frequently run away or avoid you when you try to teach them to talk. Learn step-by-step instructions for therapy activites and techniques that are effective and FUN! teachmetotalk.com/product/tea...
The Autism Workbook - treating a toddler with markers for autism can be so challenging! Let me help you get organized and prioritize your goals with my checklists to keep you focused on what's most important for language/communication development. If you want a child with autism to communicate, use strategies based on language and the science of early speech-language development rather than a purely behavioral approach.
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Therapy manuals for professionals & parents for toddlers & preschoolers with language delays:
The Autism Workbook teachmetotalk.com/product/aut...
Let's Talk About Talking teachmetotalk.com/product/let...
Teach Me To Talk The Therapy Manual teachmetotalk.com/product/tea...
Building Verbal Imitation Skills in Toddlers teachmetotalk.com/product/bui...
Teach Me To Play WITH You teachmetotalk.com/product/tea...
FUNctional Phonology teachmetotalk.com/product/fun...
The Apraxia Workbooks 1 & 2 teachmetotalk.com/product/the...