Teach Late Talkers to Imitate Words...Speech Therapy for Toddlers...Laura Mize...teachmetotalk

Do you know the #1 skill all late talkers are missing? IMITATION! They don't know how to imitate words... which is always linked to late talking. In fact, imitating can be the most important thing that separates late talkers from toddlers who are already talking. Imitating is how toddlers learn everything, especially how to talk! 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 their first year and a half, babies learn these levels of imitation easily and naturally as they mature and grow. When a child doesn't begin to talk on time, we know that a child has gotten "stuck" in an earlier 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 at higher levels 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!
This is part one of an eight part podcast series designed to teach therapists and parents an effective approach for teaching late talkers to imitate. Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com for the first part of this audio/video podcast series ASHA CEU COURSE #422 Imitation Matters: Building Verbal Imitation in Late Talkers.
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Handout available with CE purchase... Get one hour CE credit for $10 in our $10 CEU program. Link here:
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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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Building Verbal Imitation in Late Talkers Podcast Series
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430 Early Signs of Autism
1001 Characteristics that Differentiate Autism from Other Language Delays at this link:
421 Late Talking: Everything You Want to Know
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...
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[@Archate]

By far…BY FAR the best youtube channel in terms of information regarding around children development… And i should know i have watched at least 100 videos around several channels…🙏🏽🙌🏾

[@gabrielacamberova]

Laura, thank you so much for the information on your website and this podcast. I wish I came across you earlier, but better late than never. Almost everyone I talked to about our son not yet talking said it's all fine and had a story about someone who didn't talk by age 3 and I let it comfort myself. Yes, everyone is in fact different but that doesn't mean you can't help them early in the development, rather than wait for a "miracle" to happen. I feel sorry for our now 2.5 yo not able to tell me what he'd like or how he feels, when he's obviously trying to let us know but doesn't know how. I am going to do my best to get all the info needed to help him. Thank you so much for everything again.

[@baseballquilter8984]

I look forward to your new podcast series..Thank you for this video to! My child does have great cognitive skills, and also does have repetitive language. We are still working on imitation. Our child watches us with great focus but, will not copy us, yet! Our child knows what he wants. Does not point, grabs us by our hand and takes us to what they want. Our child does make great eye contact with adults and other children. I would have to say that many of these things are very positive. We will continue to work with our child and hope for more progress. Thank You Laura ~ you're the best!

[@MarinaReznik]

This is so helpful. Thank you

[@ochukoichekor]

Thank you for your video.

[@katiepetry1348]

Thank you so much for these videos. They have been so helpful. Im watching for help with my son who was a covid baby! Born Feb of 2020 and so I found those testing scores very interesting.

[@adien31]

all of your video is very helpfull. thank you for your hard work mam

[@codybossio6537]

You are a blessing! Your book about imitation seems unavailable on Amazo

[@kimze1989]

What can you say about toddlers who were typically developing until 12 months and then regressed. My son used to imitate gestures (never spontaneous) but stopped slowly over the course of the next year. He is 27 months old now and never imitates gestures. Along with no joint attention etc.

[@CrimeandCrafts]

My son is 25 months now I’m a little worried about him as well. But all kids are different. If they want some that they can’t get or need they will try to to let you know. My son say nana instead of dada He always has but we have to be patient with them. Makes things excitable and words means nothing without the object ball ⚽️ show ball car show car or make the sound they make boom vrom beep beep they will get it

[@blacksheep3096]

My son is 18 months and opens his mouth to try but just can’t do it. But before he wouldn’t even do that.