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Taking baby steps is a great approach when practicing speech and language at home. Toddler’s receptive language and expressive language skills build upon one another. Let me show you how to create goals by taking baby steps.

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Toddlers go through (too) many outfits in a day! We’ve created a guide to practicing speech and language when your toddler is getting dressed. See how to support language development using these simple activities.

There are a lot of misconceptions about bilingual language development. But speaking more than one language should actually be encouraged! In this post we’ll show you why bilingualism doesn’t harm language development.

Telegraphic speech is the short, non-grammatical sentences children make when they first learn to talk. Learn why telegraphic speech is important for language development, and what developmental stage comes next.

Our Top 10 list shares the resources you need to find the best speech therapist to treat your little one, practice speech sounds at home, and understand how speech therapy works.

Do you know the age range for toddlers? It might surprise you to learn the differences in age between newborns, infants, babies, and toddlers! Plus we have a super easy years to months age cheat sheet.

Is your child leaving sounds off the ends of words? Speech therapists refer to this as final consonant deletion and it’s an expected part of speech development for certain ages. See what causes final consonant deletion and how you can teach final consonants at home.

A phonological disorder happens when a child face difficulties learning to pronounce certain sound (phoneme) patterns to say words clearly. While phonological disorders are identified and treated by speech therapists, we’ll share some key signs of a phonological disorder to look for at home.

As toddlers learn to talk they simplify their speech using phonological processes. These simplified speech patterns are used primarily on words that are too hard for their mouth to pronounce just yet. Learn about the most common phonological processes and what you can do if your child is using these common toddler speech shortcuts.

See all of our parent-friendly articulation resources in this post. Watch our 1 minute overview of articulation and navigate to find more information about the different aspects of articulation.

Teaching your toddler how to pronounce new consonant sounds and vowel sounds can feel really confusing. We’ve broken down at home articulation practice into a step by step process so you know which consonant sounds to work on first and which sounds to avoid.

Cause and effect toys help toddlers learn the foundations for communication. See the list of our 10 favorite cause and effect toy for toddlers and how you can use things you already have at home to teach cause and effect.