Jan 14 2025 13 mins
In this episode, Megan chats about the 11 Prelinguistic Skills, gives examples of what each skill looks like, and different ways to take an inventory of a child’s prelinguistic skills while measuring progress in early intervention for speech and language.
If you don’t have a copy of Communicate & Connect, today’s episode is still going to be beneficial, so stick with me. Visit theslpnextdoor.com/handbook to grab your copy.
I’m a visual and auditory learner, so I created a video for today’s episode. You can watch it here!
I recommend completing this form with evaluations or the first therapy session. You’re not looking to pull goals from it, but it gives starting points for areas and concepts that might need to be addressed in your speech therapy for toddlers.
Let's talk about monitoring progress in prelinguistic skills development. I created a handout for that! The handout includes a list of all the skills and multiple columns to indicate whether a child has mastered the skill by date.
These handouts were designed to help you keep track of how a child is doing in terms of their acquisition of prelinguistic skills. They are also a great visual representation of what has progressed in speech therapy for toddlers in those moments where you feel like you’ve done nothing…or parents are asking, “When will we see progress?!”
If you would like to get a copy of these amazing handouts and the other resources I’ve mentioned in this episode,grab my handbook, Communicate & Connect. You’ll also receive immediate access to my busy books for FREE! Visit theslpnextdoor.com/handbook for more details!
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