It Takes Two To Talk: A Practical Guide For Parents of Children With Language Delays

by Pepper, Jan; Weitzman, Elaine

• ISBN13: 9780921145196
• ISBN10: 0921145195
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-30
• Publisher: Hanen Centre

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Acknowledgements	x
Learn More About Your Child's Communication	1	(14)
You've Already Started	2	(1)
How and Why Children Communicate	2	(2)
Your Child's Stage of Communication	4	(7)
Checklist: My Child's Stage of Communication Development	11	(4)
Let Your Child Lead	15	(18)
Get Face to Face	16	(1)
OWL to Let Your Child Lead	17	(3)
OWLing at Different Stages	20	(3)
Why Letting Your Child Lead May Not Be So Easy	23	(6)
Create Opportunities for Your Child to Lead	29	(4)
Follow Your Child's Lead	33	(18)
Follow Your Child's Lead and Let the Interaction Grow	34	(9)
Following Your Child's Lead at Different Stages	43	(8)
Take Turns to Keep the Interaction Going	51	(16)
Taking Turns at Different Stages	52	(1)
Match Your Turns to Your Child's Turns	52	(2)
Cue Your Child to Take a Turn	54	(3)
Ask Questions That Keep the Conversation Going	57	(3)
Asking Questions at Different Stages	60	(7)
Rewarding Routines	67	(14)
What Exactly Is a Routine?	68	(1)
The Many Routines in Your Child's Day	69	(4)
How Children Learn to Take Turns in Routines	73	(2)
Use a Routine to Spark an Interaction	75	(6)
Add Language to the Interaction	81	(26)
First Experience, Then Understanding, Then Words	82	(1)
Add Language All Day Long	83	(1)
Add Language to Build Your Child's Understanding of the World	84	(2)
Add Language to Help Your Child Express Herself	86	(11)
Add Language in Two Ways	97	(1)
Children with More Than One Language	98	(1)
Choosing Communication Goals	99	(6)
Ideas for Choosing Goals	105	(2)
Let's Play!	107	(24)
The Power of Play	108	(1)
Get Organized for Play	109	(1)
Get Involved in the Play	109	(3)
Explore and Connect with Discoverers	112	(1)
Set Communication Goals for Play with Communicators, First Words Users and Combiners	112	(2)
Setting Communication Goals in Three Kinds of Play	114	(15)
Checklist: My Child's Stage of Play Development	129	(2)
Sharing Books	131	(20)
The Best Things About Books	132	(1)
Turn Book Reading into a Conversation	133	(2)
Make Your Own Books	135	(1)
Sharing Books Across the Stages	136	(12)
Lay the Foundation for Reading and Writing	148	(3)
Moving Forward with Music	151	(20)
The Magic of Music	152	(2)
Taking Turns with Music	154	(1)
Spark an Interaction with a Music Routine	155	(2)
Highlight Language in Songs and Rhymes	157	(2)
Make Up Songs Especially for Your Child	159	(1)
Making Music at Different Stages	160	(4)
Checklist: Getting in Tune	164	(2)
Popular Children's Songs and Rhymes	166	(5)
References	171