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Play Teach Talk

Play Teach Talk

Tiffany Thompson MA, CCC-SLP

Does your toddler use less words than expected for their age? Have you read all of the books, tried the educational toys, talked to your friends, and watched the videos? This podcast is recorded by a licensed speech pathologist, for parents, and outlines the reason for Early Intervention Speech Therapy, and how to use strategies to help your emerging talker use more words to communicate.
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Reducing sounds or syllables in words can be typical of children under 3 as they learn speech. How can we help a child learn how to place syllables on words? I give a few strategies to help your child become more aware of the parts of words.

Visit my website at PlayTeachTalk for journal entries, YouTube videos, and short courses offered twice monthly to enhance language skills in young children.

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There is a period of time in all children's expressive language development in which you may see dysfluencies of speech (stuttering). We all use some dysfluencies in our speech (pausing, saying "um" or "like"), but when should you consult with a speech pathologist to see if testing or therapy is needed?

Visit my website at PlayTeachTalk for journal entries, YouTube videos, and short courses offered twice monthly to enhance language skills in young children.

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Another "Pre-preschool" concept that can get missed, but is great to teach to boost understanding.

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Play Teach Talk - Season 2, Episode 26: Language Boosters: Categories
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07/30/22 • 5 min

Another episode related to a "pre-preschool" skill that I like to teach: categories. I give suggestions for first categories to target and how to teach them in your daily routines.

Check out my website at PlayTeachTalk.

I offer journal entries, YouTube videos, and short courses to optimize your toddler's speech development.

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Learning to count with 1:1 correspondence is an essential skill to learn, upon which we base future math learning. I discuss the difference between counting in rote and in correspondence, and how to build these skills.

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I offer journal entries, YouTube videos, and short courses to optimize your toddler's speech development.

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Play Teach Talk - Season 2, Episode 24: Language Boosters: Sequences
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07/23/22 • 10 min

This was such a fun podcast to record! I go into how to start working on having your child recall stories in short, 3-4 part sequences, and I also talk about a strategy I use for building stories and working with a child's imagination on an even higher level.

Check out my website at PlayTeachTalk.

I offer journal entries, YouTube videos, and short courses to optimize your toddler's speech development.

Link to Sequencing Cards:

Amazon.com: Super Duper Publications | Sequencing Fun Deck Flash Cards | Educational Learning Resource for Children : Toys & Games

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I cover a few ways to help build higher level literacy skills for your older toddler by recognizing the sounds letters make and using branding to talk about the sounds that make up the logos of your child's favorite places to go in your community.

Visit my website at PlayTeachTalk for journal entries, YouTube videos, and short courses offered twice monthly to enhance language skills in young children.

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This episode builds on making inferences and talks about higher level language skills that can be built through work on making predictions and discussing problem solving with early readers using the pictures in the books.

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Play Teach Talk - Season 2, Episode 21: Language Boosters: Inferences
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07/13/22 • 5 min

Before children are able to predict and make predictions about stories and reading, they use visual information to make inferences about circumstances in stories and pictures.

Visit my website at PlayTeachTalk for journal entries, YouTube videos, and short courses offered twice monthly to enhance language skills in young children.

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Play Teach Talk - Season 2, Episode 30: Common vs Typical
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08/13/22 • 7 min

In the final episode of Season 2, I discuss where we will go from here in season 3, and how to be aware of what is "common" (what you see your child's peers doing) versus what is "typical" (within the usual expectations for development with children your child's age).

The podcast will return September 7, 2022!

Visit my website at PlayTeachTalk for journal entries, YouTube videos, and short courses offered twice monthly to enhance language skills in young children.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Play Teach Talk have?

Play Teach Talk currently has 129 episodes available.

What topics does Play Teach Talk cover?

The podcast is about Education For Kids, Kids & Family and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Play Teach Talk?

The episode title 'Season 5, Episode 5: The Stages of Pretend Play' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Play Teach Talk?

The average episode length on Play Teach Talk is 9 minutes.

How often are episodes of Play Teach Talk released?

Episodes of Play Teach Talk are typically released every 4 days.

When was the first episode of Play Teach Talk?

The first episode of Play Teach Talk was released on Dec 1, 2021.

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