Finding help for toddler speech [When & How to find a speech therapist near you for toddlers]

Finding a speech therapist to support speech delay in toddlers: toddlertalk.com/blog/how-to-f...
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If you feel like your child might need a little bit of extra help in their speech development because they aren’t saying sounds we would expect for their age or because they are hard to understand, I want to be sure you know the steps to take.
You’ll want to talk to your child’s pediatrician who can connect you with professionals in childhood speech development. You can find these same connections through your state’s early intervention program. To learn about the 2 different options read more here: toddlertalk.com/blog/how-to-f...
A hearing test with an audiologist is a very important first step. Even if your baby passed their newborn hearing screening it’s important to check their hearing again. We want to be sure they can hear all the different sounds we are trying to teach them; it’s possible they may hear some sounds but not others if they have ear infections or other conditions that may impact their hearing.
A visit with a speech language pathologist for a speech therapy evaluation is the next step. The speech therapist will be able to identify any challenges your child may be facing in developing their speech and come up with a plan for how to best support them.
Here’s a link to my guide to getting started with speech therapy (now available on our blog)-
toddlertalk.com/blog/how-to-f... AND toddlertalk.com/blog/does-my-...
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PART 1 - How toddlers develop speech
June 6 - Learn about the summer of speech + how to find a speech therapist to support your toddler’s speech
June 13 - How toddlers develop speech and language
June 20 - Toddler speech and why they can be hard to understand
June 27 - Practicing speech at home
PART 2 - The sounds toddlers make and how to teach them - July 4, 11, 18
PART 3 - The ways toddlers put sounds together and how to help - July 25, August 1, 8
PART 4 - How toddlers fine tune their speech - August 15, 22, 29
WRAP UP - Final lesson Sept 5
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