Talking Before Speaking? Using Sign Language to Increase Communication Skills...
Using sign language to help toddlers learn to communicate is the fastest and easiest way I know to reduce frustration in the entire family. When I got my degrees as a speech-language pathologist in...
View ArticleFirst 100 Words - Advancing Your Toddler’s Vocabulary With Words and Signs
Now that your child can say or sign a few common words, you need to begin to expand his vocabulary to include different kinds of words. Most babies learn nouns, or names of people, places, and things...
View ArticleEarly Sign Language Vocabulary
Here are lists of signs that I teach late talking toddlers and their parents. Remember the following guidelines for choosing signs to teach your toddler: Choose signs that your toddler can USE to make...
View Article“Discover The Best Approach To Teach Your Toddler To Talk”
PARENTS – ARE YOU FRUSTRATED TRYING TO TEACH YOUR TODDLER TO TALK? ARE OTHER CHILDREN HIS AGE ASKING FOR WHAT THEY WANT AND NEED – WHILE HE CAN ONLY CRY? Maybe the “experts” tell you everything’s fine....
View ArticleSee a Toddler Using Sign Language
I wanted to show you a video I found several months ago of a toddler who has mastered using many, many signs to communicate while he’s waiting to learn to talk. This mom, Amy, was gracious enough to...
View ArticleNew to this Site?
Welcome to teachmetotalk.com! If this is your first visit, I’d like to tell you how I recommend for new moms to navigate the site because I have TONS of info on here that may not be apparent to you...
View ArticleIn Defense of “More” – 10 Reasons I Still Teach the Sign “More” First
For speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and early interventionists who are conscientious about using best practices, I’ll admit, this statement may be a tad controversial. Currently, there’s a lot of...
View Article“Help! My Son WILL NOT Sign!” A Familiar Question from a Mom
A frustrated mother emailed me this request for help a few weeks ago. I’ve written about introducing sign language to late talkers in my books Teach Me To Talk: The Therapy Manual and Building Verbal...
View Article#257 Help! My Child Will NOT Sign…A Frustrated Mom’s Questions about Sign...
On this week’s podcast I answered a very common question about signing. Some late talkers JUST. WON’T. SIGN. If that’s the situation you’re in, I can help you! Listen to my podcast for my suggestions...
View ArticleSigns a Toddler is Ready to Sign… Prerequisites for Teaching a Late Talker to...
I’ve watched many families and therapists prematurely introduce signs to late talkers and then become frustrated when “it doesn’t work.” The problem isn’t sign language. The problem is that the child...
View ArticleTalking Before Speaking? Using Sign Language to Increase Communication Skills...
Using sign language to help toddlers learn to communicate is the fastest and easiest way I know to reduce frustration in the entire family. When I got my degrees as a speech-language pathologist in the...
View ArticleFirst 100 Words – Advancing Your Toddler’s Vocabulary With Words and Signs
Now that your child can say or sign a few common words, you need to begin to expand his vocabulary to include different kinds of words. Most babies learn nouns, or names of people, places, and things...
View ArticleEarly Sign Language Vocabulary
Here are lists of signs that I teach late talking toddlers and their parents. Remember the following guidelines for choosing signs to teach your toddler: Choose signs that your toddler can USE to make...
View ArticleSee a Toddler Using Sign Language
I wanted to show you a video I found several months ago of a toddler who has mastered?using many, many?signs to communicate while he’s waiting to learn to talk.? This mom, Amy,?was gracious enough to...
View ArticleNew to this Site?
Welcome to teachmetotalk.com! If this is your first visit, I’d like to tell you how I recommend “first timers” navigate the site because I have TONS of info on here that may not be apparent to you with...
View Article“Discover The Best Approach To Teach Your Toddler To Talk”
PARENTS ARE YOU FRUSTRATED TRYING TO TEACH YOUR TODDLER TO TALK? ARE OTHER CHILDREN HIS AGE ASKING FOR WHAT THEY WANT AND NEED WHILE HE CAN ONLY CRY? Find help for toddlers with speech delay… Maybe...
View ArticleIn Defense of “More” – 10 Reasons I Still Teach the Sign “More” First
For speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and early interventionists who are conscientious about using best practices, I’ll admit, this statement may be a tad controversial. Currently, there’s a lot of...
View Article“Help! My Son WILL NOT Sign!” A Familiar Question from a Mom
A frustrated mother emailed me this request for help a few weeks ago. I’ve written about introducing sign language to late talkers in my books Teach Me To Talk: The Therapy Manual and Building Verbal...
View Article#257 Help! My Child Will NOT Sign…A Frustrated Mom’s Questions about Sign...
On this week’s podcast I answered a very common question about signing. Some late talkers JUST. WON’T. SIGN. If that’s the situation you’re in, I can help you! Listen to my podcast for my suggestions...
View ArticleSigns a Toddler is Ready to Sign… Prerequisites for Teaching a Late Talker to...
I’ve watched many families and therapists prematurely introduce signs to late talkers and then become frustrated when “it doesn’t work.” The problem isn’t sign language. The problem is that the child...
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