SpeechTea Blog

  • Pre-Linguistic Skills: The Foundation of Language

    by Erin Larsen
    Pre-linguistic skills are the underrated (and often forgotten!) foundation that allows children to build language, and they must be thoroughly developed. In my last post, I listed them out for you, but let’s look at them further!
    Posted in early intervention, parents, therapy tips, toys

  • What To Do When Parents Ask, 'When Will My Child Talk?'

    by Erin Larsen

    Now that you have a fresh caseload with eager parents and children waiting for your expertise, the only thing that could bring you down is a parent coming into a session after a few weeks of therapy and asking, “So when exactly will my child begin to actually talk?”. While disappointing to hear, often we forget to educate parents on a crucial part of early intervention therapy: pre-linguistic skills!

    Posted in early intervention, parents, therapy tips

  • 5 Tips to Increase Sustained Attention

    by Erin Larsen
    Read my 5 top tips on increasing sustained attention in your speech therapy sessions.
    Posted in behavior management, early intervention, therapy tips