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Speech, Language and Hearing
Speech
For babies and toddlers
Getting ready to use sounds in words
Encouraging new sounds and words
For children
Childhood apraxia of speech
Learning speech sounds in English
Language
Balancing screen time
Building your baby's language skills
Building your toddler's language skills
Helping your child learn by giving them choices
How can I help my baby listen and talk?
Learning new words with songs and fingerplay
Learning together
Signing with your child
Using stories to help your toddler learn language
Words and concepts
For preschoolers
101 Conversation topics for kids
Helping children follow directions
Helping children remember what they hear
Helping your child learn new words
Phonological awareness
Using storybooks to teach your child language skills
For elementary school children
Helping children express themselves
Helping your child learn language skills
For adolescents
Helping your child move from elementary school to junior high
Thinking skills for learning and life
For adults
Aphasia
How to manage memory problems
Tips for communicating with someone who has dementia
Hearing
Childhood ear infections
Helping children with hearing loss to listen and learn
How do I know if my child can hear me?
Communicating if you have hearing loss
Communicating with people who have trouble hearing
Tips for when it's hard to communicate
Guide to buying hearing aids for adults
Communication Access
For patients
For communication partners
Literacy
Having fun with books
Sound play with babies
Early literacy
Becoming a better reader
Helping your child understand what they read
Telling stories to improve writing
Voice and resonance
Learn more
How your voice works
Keeping your voice healthy
Voice problems
Vocal nodules
Resonance disorders
Feeding and swallowing
Feeding and swallowing problems
Swallowing x-ray barium and modified barium
Stuttering
What is stuttering
What you can do to help a child who stutters
How a teacher can help a student who stutters
Tips to help you speak with someone who stutters
About Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Resources
Your child will tend to learn words that are important to them. Many of the words they learn will belong to common groups or will be related to common concepts (the ideas that the words stand for). For example, the words “want”, “more”, and “mine” are all related to the concept of asking for something. By responding to your child’s words, you’re showing them that they can use words to tell you what they want or need.
Your child will need to learn many different types of words to build their vocabulary.
Below are some examples of the first words your child may learn and the category or concept they relate to.
Where to go get help
For more information about how speech-language pathologists and audiologists can help, contact:
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