Using Parallel Talk to Increase Your Child’s Language

Using Parallel Talk to Increase Your Child’s Language

An important technique to help enhance your child’s language skills is known as “Parallel Talk.”  Many parents and caregivers naturally use this type of technique during their daily routines and activities with their child without even knowing it! What is Parallel Talk and what does it do? Parallel talk is a technique used to narrate…

Speech Therapy: What is AAC!?!

Speech Therapy: What is AAC!?!

Your speech-language pathologist/speech therapist may recommend that your child could benefit from AAC, but what is AAC? Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is a term used to encompass all forms of communication, other than oral speech, to express thoughts, needs, wants, and ideas. We all use AAC to communicate throughout the day. We may use gestures…