'TEACH YOUR CHILD TO TALK' is for parents of children from birth to 5 years old who are just learning how to communicate.
'TEACH YOUR CHILD TO TALK' has been created to help parents learn professional speech therapy techniques to use at home. It is designed to help you become your child's best speech/language teacher and communication partner. It begins with early skills such as paying attention, understanding words, using gestures, and making choices. You'll learn to speak so that your child can easily understand your words. You'll learn how to help your child use sounds, words, gestures, and signs to communicate back to you with confidence. Come discover how simple and fun it is to teach your child to talk.
TEACH YOUR CHILD TO TALK
Course Overview
"Lara's techniques really work. James is saying so many new words now! And I have learned exactly how to respond so that he keeps trying to communicate, and grows in confidence. Lara has helped me become a great speech/language teacher for James at home. I love the printable PDFs. They are posted all over my fridge and are a great reminder of what I can do every day to help her."
-Rebecca (mother to James, 2 years old)
This course includes...
- Over 60 minutes of video teaching created by Lara Goldie, a certified Speech-Language Pathologist
- Printable PDFs that go along with each lesson
- Entertaining and informative video demonstrations of parents working with their toddlers/pre-schoolers
- 9 different lesson topics
- What to expect: A list of language milestones from birth to 6 years.
Some of the things you will learn in this course:
Learn to Talk in Play
Watch Lara interact and play with babies and toddlers. Learn easy speech therapy techniques that you can use now.
Learn Early Signs
Using early gestures or actions allows your child to communicate with you, even before he or she can say words.
Learn Easy First Words
Teach your child some first words that are easy to pronounce to build up confidence.
Respond to Babbling
Learn to recognize and encourage babbling, to help your child turn first sounds into words.
Increase Understanding
Use pictures and objects to improve understanding and encourage first words.
Reading Books
Use books in the best way to maximize language development and promote early conversation skills.
Gestures
Practice using gestures along with your speech to help your child better understand, and remember what you are saying.
First Sounds
Help your child learn to use a variety of consonants and vowel combinations, and start transforming those first sounds into words.

Paying Attention
Make sure that your child is paying attention to the words that you use, by encouraging eye contact and listening skills. Give your child an early start to understanding language.
Making Choices
Learn to offer frequent choices to your child throughout the day. Find plenty of opportunities to encourage communication.

Eye Contact
Encourage your child to look at you often. Eye contact is critical for the development of strong social communication skills.
Printable PDFs
There are printable PDFs to go along with each lesson to clarify, organize, and remind you of the new skills you have learned.
Video Content
Please note this is not an articulation (speech sounds) course. If you need help teaching your child to pronounce sounds correctly, please stay tuned for my next course!