SLP Communication Foundations

Big shout out to Damarious Randall of the Green Bay Packers in support of SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young. How awesome are the cleats he wore during the NFL "My Cause My Cleats" campaign last weekend! We support you Darius and the SAY organization!... #stutteringawareness #stuttering #speechtherapy

November 30, 2020 Today we’d like to round out our Month of Gratitude Campaign by expressing our appreciation and gratitude to all of the nursing home, hospital & healthcare Administrators across the country Thank you for all of the leadership and guidance you have provided during these unprecedented times. Dealing with regulatory change, PPE shortages, budget crunches, and personnel challenges has been especially daunting during these times. ... We are grateful for you! Thank you for all your support to the community of caregivers!! #slp #slplife #languagefundamentals #slpcommunicationfoundations #november #thankful #healthcare #leaders #administration #leadership

? Many families may hesitate to teach their child more than one language in the home in fear that it may negatively impact their child’s speech and language development. However, research demonstrates that teaching a second language does cause speech and language delays, and in fact, teaching a second language may actually a child’s cognitive abilities. Click the link below to learn more about bilingualism and its ...role in your child’s speech and language development! https://www.langfun.com//does-bilingualism-cause-speech-an

November 29, 2020 Today we’d like to express our appreciation and gratitude to our colleagues in Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy. We work closely with our friends in PT and OT on a daily basis by collaborating as a group to treat the patient as a whole and help them gain the highest state of well-being. OTs and PTs have been especially instrumental during the pandemic by leading the charge toward the patient’s recovery.... Occupational therapy focuses on improving people’s ability to perform the tasks that they need to do in their everyday life, while physical therapy is different because it focuses on helping people improve their movement. We are grateful for you! Thank you for all you do!! #slp #slplife #languagefundamentals #slpcommunicationfoundations #november #thankful #physicaltherapy #ptlife #occupationaltherapy #otlife #rehabtherapy

’ ? A is exactly what is sounds like- a in the acquisition of language skills as compared to same-age peers. Whereas, a child with a demonstrates difficulties acquiring and using language skills below chronological age expectations. ... According to @myspeechpocket, 20-30% of later talkers have a language disorder whereas 70-80% have a language delay. The link below further discusses the differences between a language delay and language disorder, as well as lists several options for addressing language delays and disorders in speech therapy. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s speech and language development, reach out to us here at SLP Communication Foundations to touch base with one of our highly specialized speech-language pathologists! https://leader.pubs.asha.org//language-delay-versus-/full/

November 28, 2020 Today we give a big thank you to all of the NURSES out there!! Nurses give their all every day for the benefit of the patients. We salute you. Nurses are:... Caregivers Health promoters Critical Thinkers Patient Advocates Teachers and Trainers Care coordinators Educators Advice-givers Supportgivers The backbone of the healthcare system! We are grateful for you! Thank you for all you do!! #slp #slplife #languagefundamentals #slpcommunicationfoundations #november #thankful #nurses #nursesareawesome

November 27, 2020 Growing up as the daughter of restaurant owners with demanding schedules, family time was on Mondays or Thursdays after I came home from school and before I went to bed. That is if my sister and I did not have cheer practice, piano lessons, or something else going on. As you can see that is not very many hours or even days. 2020 brought a whole new meaning to family time! When the world shut down in March my mother, father, and sister became unemployed. ...You could feel their uneasiness in what this meant for each of them and how long this would last. Although stress was high this was the first time in my life, I saw my family every day! We had dinner together every night, followed by watching jeopardy, and then one or two movies. We played silly games like telling Alexa to play a certain decade of music and we would guess the name and artist of the song playing. We laughed, we cried, we argued, we were scared and anxious, but most importantly we felt joy and comfort being together just the 4 of us. This year I am extra grateful for my family and the time we were able to spend together. ~Amanda Amanda Guida Office Manager Language Fundamentals SLP Communication Foundations

! As toddlers get older, they will begin to reach new developmental milestones, such as crawling, walking and talking. Just as children achieve new gross motor, fine motor, speech and language milestones, children also achieve new milestones for ! From birth to 12 months of age, children typically engage in . This type of play is where children use their senses (i.e., touch, smell, taste) to explore and learn about the world around... them! Babies may not only begin to explore their own bodies, as well as their parent’s hair, body and face, but they may also begin to explore objects such as rattles, rings or soft animals. Check out the link below to find some helpful techniques on how to promote your child’s play skills. As always, it is important to remember that all children are unique and develop at their own pace. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s speech, language or play skills, please feel free to reach out to us here at SLP Communication Foundations! https://pathways.org///PlayBrochure_English_LEGAL_2020.pdf

" ?" Many parents may worry about their child’s speech and language development, but at what point is a child considered a late talker? A late talker is a toddler, age 18-30 months, who: 1. Hasn’t started using words by age 18 months []... 2. Has less than 50 words [/] 3. Is not combining words together [] 4. Otherwise has typical development In addition, late talkers are typically able to follow directions and complete requests, communicate with others using gestures, and engage in appropriate but quiet play. Thank you to Heart & Soul Speech for providing speech and language developmental red flags! Be sure to click the link below to find out more information about "late talkers". If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s speech and language development, please do not hesitate to reach out to us here at SLP Communication Foundations. We look forward to helping you and your child communicate more effectively! https://heartandsoulspeech.com/2019/08/13/late-talkers/

? Play provides children the opportunity to observe, learn, explore and understand the world around them. Before young children are able to communicate with others using words, they communicate through play! Research suggests it takes about 400 repetitions to create a new connection in the brain. However, with it can be 10-20 repetitions. ?... When toddlers play, it helps to promote skills such as: - Joint attention - Cognition (e.g., problem-solving, cause and effect) - Imitation of actions and sounds - Turn-taking - Gestures - Following directions Check out the link below to find out more about how to create purposeful play opportunities with you and your child! https://heartandsoulspeech.com//why-is-purposeful-play-i/.

Bubbles may appear as a simple and entertaining activity for toddlers, but it actually can be used to promote many skills in domains such as cognitive, language and physical development! Below you can find a few speech and language opportunities to target while playing with bubbles! Exclamatory words (e.g., yay, uh-oh, woohoo!, oh no).... Action words (e.g., pop, catch, reach) Simple requests (e.g., help, more, open) Vocabulary (e.g., Have your toddlers pop the bubbles on different body parts, while you label the parts) Turn-taking skills The link below further outlines how bubbles may be used to strengthen several developmental domains as well as discusses several strategies to use at home with your child to help promote their speech and language skills. https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/bubblesfortoddlers

#SensorySaturday We all know children LOVE to play with play dough and it turns out using play dough with young children is beneficial for many areas of development! Areas such as speech and language, fine motor, creativity and imagination, as well as social skills may be addressed while playing with play dough. Check out our instagram through the link below to find out more tips on how to target speech and language skills while playing with play dough!... https://www.instagram.com/p/CB6GjoWBlAe/

For toddlers who are not yet communicating with words, a great strategy to use is songs! Using songs helps to build opportunities for your child to take turns, imitate sounds and words as well as use a variety of gestures. Click the link below to find out several strategies to use during songs to help promote your child’s communication skills! As always, please reach out to us here at SLP Communication Foundations if you have questions/concerns regarding your child’s speech and language development. http://www.hanen.org//Par/Parent-Tips---Without-Words.aspx

#WordOfTheDayWednesday A first word that many parents may long to hear their child say is ‘Mom!’. If your child is not yet saying, ‘Mom’ try using the tips below! You can use the tips below to target any variation of ‘mom’ as well (e.g., Mama, Mommy, etc.). As always, make sure to keep these activities fun and engaging for your little one! Creating a scrapbook or photo album and find/point out pictures of Mom, while saying Here’s Mom!... Play hide and seek and ask, Mom where are you?. Once Mom jumps out say, There’s Mom! Hi Mom! Read books with your child that contain mothers and mother animals! Say and sign the word ‘Mom’. Many children benefit from a verbal and visual model to help use words to communicate! If you have any questions/concerns regarding your child’s language development, please feel free to reach out to us here at SLP Communication Foundations!

As children learn to talk, they may be difficult to understand by family members and unfamiliar listeners. This is referred to as intelligibility or how much of a child’s speech that can be readily understood by familiar and unfamiliar listeners. Is this typically developing? Yes! By 2 years of age, children are approximately 50% intelligible.... By 3 years of age, children are approximately 75% intelligible. By 4 years of age, children are approximately 100% intelligible. If your child is difficult to understand, especially after the age of 3 years old, it is recommended you have them evaluated by a speech-language pathologist. Please feel free to contact us here at SLP Communication Foundations if you have any questions or concerns. Click the article below to learn more information about speech intelligibility and articulation therapy with toddlers and young children! https://www.langfun.com//early-intervention-is-articulatio

Can the amount of words heard by a child during their first 3 years of life impact later language skills? the answer is YES! While some children may hear 6,000 or fewer words a day, others may hear around 21,000 words a day. By 3 years of age, this difference becomes a significant word gap that may predict future language and literacy skills. ... So what can you do? Talk to your child! For example, narrate your child’s play, label objects/toys in their environment, read books, etc. Even if your child is not talking yet, they are listening! Check out the link below for further learn about the implications of the word gap as well as several strategies to promote your child’s language skills. https://www.greatschools.org//word-gap-speak-more-words-/.

#WordOfTheDayWednesday When teaching toddlers single words to communicate, it may be difficult to select which words you may want to target. A child’s first words will differ based on their environment and unique interests. One suggested word to target to start building your child’s vocabulary is 'help'. The word ‘help’ may be a beneficial word to target with your child as it may be used in a variety of contexts (e.g., bath time, dinner time) as well as communicate a variety ...of wants/needs. Below you may find some ideas for when to use this word: During play time, you may give your child a toy that they are unable to open (e.g., bubbles) or use without your assistance (e.g., wind-up toys). During snack time, you may give your child a snack in a container that they need assistance in opening. During daily routines, such as getting dressed, your child may request for help to put on clothing such as shirt/shoes. Check out the link below to further learn how to choose which words to work on first with your toddler! https://www.banterspeech.com.au/late-talkers-how-i-choose-/

#MilestoneMonday Before babies and toddlers are able to imitate and use words, they need to make noise! Babies begin using reflexive sounds such as crying, laughing, sneezing, coughing, etc. and by 3-6 months, infants begin to vary their vocalizations for a variety of reasons! These vocalizations become more intentional as they learn to use their voices to babble (e.g., ma ma ma), coo, squeal, grunt and whine. Between 6 and 11 months, babies should begin imitating sounds, bab...bling, and using gestures. The link below discusses the importance of babies making noise as well as list several questions to determine if this skill is present in your child. If you have any questions regarding your child’s speech and language development, please feel free to reach out to us here at SLP Communication Foundations! https://teachmetotalk.com/2018/03/15/learning-make-noise/