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Children with Delayed Speech
Children with Delayed Speech
Children with delayed speech can benefit from parents and caregivers using specific strategies to help support them while in the process of developing speech and language skills. Here are some tips for parents of children with delayed speech. Help your child to believe he is a terrific speaker by giving specific praise, (e.g., “I like
Separation from Parents
Separation from Parents
CSLOT recognizes that separation from a caregiver is an important process in a child’s development and is therefore an area that is addressed in the early intervention program. Each child and his family is considered when deciding on the appropriate approach to separation. Support is provided for both the child as well as the parent.
Gestures, Signs, Pictures, and Words: How Does It All Work? Part 1
Gestures, Signs, Pictures, and Words: How Does It All Work? Part 1
When we tell the parents of very young children that CSLOT’s speech-language pathologists (SLP’s) may teach their child to use signs to communicate, they often get a worried look on their faces and respond with, “But we want him to talk.” We assure them that the use of signs is a linguistic precursor to the
Summer Learning Course - August 8, 2025 - Register here!
Summer Learning Course - August 8, 2025 - Register here!
Language Nutrition: Coaching Parents to Build Language-Rich and Learning-Rich Homes Presented by: Jennifer Adams Oppenheimer, MA, CCC-SLP August 8, 2025 8:00 am - 9:30 am Register Here We’re excited to offer a free ASHA continuing education course exclusively for our valued CSLOT community! Course Description In recent years, there has been a growing use of
Speech and Language Checklists
Speech and Language Checklists
Developmental milestones are one way of seeing if your child's development matches that of typically developing peers. If your child is not showing the following speech, language, and related skills, a consultation is recommended with a licensed speech-language pathologist who can provide you with suggestions which may prevent a communication problem from developing and determine
The Vestibular System: A tutorial
The Vestibular System: A tutorial
Leaving Early Intervention: Where Do We Go Now?
Leaving Early Intervention: Where Do We Go Now?
Many of our families with children 18-36 months make their way to CSLOT’s early intervention clinic or individual therapy through their local regional center. Regional centers are nonprofit private corporations that contract with the Department of Developmental Services to provide or coordinate services and support for individuals with developmental disabilities. They have offices throughout California
Observing and Participating in Your Child’s Therapy
Observing and Participating in Your Child’s Therapy
CSLOT invites parents to participate in their children’s therapy because we know that therapy goes farther when parents are there to learn to do at home what therapists do in the clinic. With parental support, we expect to make greater and faster progress while taking advantage of these early years in which language and motor
Interpreting Your Child’s Behaviors
Interpreting Your Child’s Behaviors
Have you ever watched children spin around in circles, arms outstretched, until they are so dizzy they fall down? Or seen a child who can sit quietly in a chair but tense up and appear afraid to move when presented with a swing set and some slides? Or a child who enjoys going places such
Rainy Day Fun
Rainy Day Fun
Rainy days with a toddler can sometimes be challenging. You might find yourself not being as active as you are during sunnier months because the go-to favorite of the park is not possible in the rain. Here are a few ideas of developmentally appropriate activities for toddlers in the community and at home to help
Sobre Nosotros - CSLOT: Center for Speech, Language, Occupational Therapy, and Applied Behavior Analysis
Sobre Nosotros - CSLOT: Center for Speech, Language, Occupational Therapy, and Applied Behavior Analysis
Nuestros Programas CSLOT ofrece una variedad de programas que se individualizan para las necesidades únicas de cada cliente. Nuestro personal profesional ofrece: Evaluación del hablar y el lenguaje para bebés, niños pequeños, niños, adolescentes y adultos. Evaluación del movimiento y de las habilidades sensoriales de los bebés, niños pequeños, niños y adolescentes. Evaluación de los
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - CSLOT: Center for Speech, Language, Occupational Therapy, and Applied Behavior Analysis
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - CSLOT: Center for Speech, Language, Occupational Therapy, and Applied Behavior Analysis
Find answers to common questions about speech therapy, occupational therapy, ABA services, insurance, and scheduling at CSLOT.
Adults with Communication Disorders on the Silver Screen
Adults with Communication Disorders on the Silver Screen
We have a wonderful opportunity to work with adults who have lost or suffered impairment in their ability to communicate successfully. This population may include people who have suffered from a stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and people who stutter. In the last few years, two movies have portrayed rather famous adults with similar communication
Small Communication Changes, Great Results
Small Communication Changes, Great Results
Children diagnosed with receptive and expressive language delays frequently miss the subtle communication cues in their communication interactions with others. They often need additional support to take notice of those changes in their environment and to expand their communication skills. Supportive adults can offer the assistance these children need by changing their communication habits. By
Having Fun with Sensory Integration Activities
Having Fun with Sensory Integration Activities
From the womb into adulthood, our neurological systems are developing and processing an overwhelming amount of sensory information every day. Our system must then interpret this information and make it ready to be tolerated and used for specific purposes. To help with this process, sensory integration activities are unbelievably fun and a necessary part of
Supporting Literacy Development from Birth to Age 5
Supporting Literacy Development from Birth to Age 5
Children typically begin to read around age 5 or 6 years old. However, literacy skills do not start then. Language and literacy skills begin at birth as a child learns to communicate in their new environment. Early communication skills, or language skills, create the foundation for later literacy skills. A child cannot learn to read
Turning the Terrible Twos into the Terrific Twos
Turning the Terrible Twos into the Terrific Twos
Many parents of two-year-olds comment about the difficulty of having a two-year-old. The phrase the “Terrible Twos” is frequently used to qualify the feelings of parents about their frustration with their children’s temper tantrums and mood swings. Whether or not a child has special needs, this period can be challenging. I suggest that as we
Language and Literacy
Language and Literacy
Literacy is intimately entwined with speech and language. Reading, essentially, is language. In reading, the speaker and listener don’t directly share in the language experience and the reader must create the context from the written word while in spoken language the speaker and listener are more directly connected. Often, a child who has difficulty with reading
English Language Learners and the Road to Reading
English Language Learners and the Road to Reading
Children who are English language learners (ELL) are at higher risk of having difficulty learning to read. “When bilingual children’s vocabulary levels are too low in the language in which they are learning to read, these young learners will…encounter difficulties” (Uccelli & Páez, 2007). Children who are learning English may need extra support as they
Classroom Displays: How Much Is Too Much?
Classroom Displays: How Much Is Too Much?
The ability to focus and sustain attention to relevant information is important for learning in the classroom and for academic achievement. The more time spent focused on a task, the better the learning outcome. Studies have shown that during learning tasks, children look at the teacher when listening, but look away when thinking. Children on
Social Communication Development in Toddlers
Social Communication Development in Toddlers
Seven Reasons To Include A Sibling In Your Child’s Early Intervention Therapy
Seven Reasons To Include A Sibling In Your Child’s Early Intervention Therapy
How Do I Make My Child Talk?
How Do I Make My Child Talk?
Supporting Children with Autism with Social Stories
Supporting Children with Autism with Social Stories
The Skill of Teaching Social Skills
The Skill of Teaching Social Skills
The A-B-Cs of Behavior
The A-B-Cs of Behavior
Follow the Leader: Using Reciprocal Imitation to Build Play and Language
Follow the Leader: Using Reciprocal Imitation to Build Play and Language
Support Your Child’s Reading Development at Home
Support Your Child’s Reading Development at Home
10 Ways to Help Your Resistant Eater
10 Ways to Help Your Resistant Eater
Strategies for Early Language Development
Strategies for Early Language Development
Early Intervention: An Overview
Early Intervention: An Overview
Baby Sign Language
Baby Sign Language
Say what you mean, mean what you say (Autoclitic Verbal Operants)
Say what you mean, mean what you say (Autoclitic Verbal Operants)
Using Legos to Build Social Skills and Language
Using Legos to Build Social Skills and Language
Multilingual Populations: Is it a disorder or a language difference?
Multilingual Populations: Is it a disorder or a language difference?
Having Fun with Sensory Integration Activities
Having Fun with Sensory Integration Activities
Augmented Language Interventions
Augmented Language Interventions
Sensory Strategies in Action: How to Alert or Calm Yourself or Your Child
Sensory Strategies in Action: How to Alert or Calm Yourself or Your Child
Messy Play
Messy Play
Therapeutic Listening Blog
Therapeutic Listening Blog
Understanding Sensory Processing Disorder
Understanding Sensory Processing Disorder
How to Support Gestalt Language Processors Using the Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) Protocol
How to Support Gestalt Language Processors Using the Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) Protocol
Eight Ways to Support Your Child’s Early Development
Eight Ways to Support Your Child’s Early Development
Graphic Organizers and Reading Comprehension
Graphic Organizers and Reading Comprehension
Books! Books! Books!
Books! Books! Books!
Storytelling and Literacy
Storytelling and Literacy
Supporting Literacy Development from Birth to Age 5
Supporting Literacy Development from Birth to Age 5
What is a Sensory Diet and Why Does My Child Need One?
What is a Sensory Diet and Why Does My Child Need One?
The Development of Print Knowledge
The Development of Print Knowledge
Rainy Day Fun
Rainy Day Fun
Disability Rights, Neurodiversity, and ABA Abolitionism
Disability Rights, Neurodiversity, and ABA Abolitionism
Connection Between Spoken Language and Literacy
Connection Between Spoken Language and Literacy
Scholastic’s Top 100 Children’s Books
Scholastic’s Top 100 Children’s Books
Separation from Parents
Separation from Parents
Self-Care Skills
Self-Care Skills
Generalization
Generalization
Well-Being and Resilience in Children
Well-Being and Resilience in Children
Sensory Motor Skills: What are they and why are they important?
Sensory Motor Skills: What are they and why are they important?
An OT’s Guide to a Sensational Summer
An OT’s Guide to a Sensational Summer
Vocabulary Acquisition and Usage for Late Talkers (VAULT) Language Treatment via teletherapy
Vocabulary Acquisition and Usage for Late Talkers (VAULT) Language Treatment via teletherapy
What Affects Early Intervention Services Among the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Population?
What Affects Early Intervention Services Among the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Population?
Joint Attention: A Critical Skill in Language Development
Joint Attention: A Critical Skill in Language Development
Research News: Biological Markers Found for Sensory Processing Disorder
Research News: Biological Markers Found for Sensory Processing Disorder
Facilitating First Words
Facilitating First Words
Smart Technology Supports Hearing for Older Adults
Smart Technology Supports Hearing for Older Adults
Breaking Down Pragmatic Communication Skills
Breaking Down Pragmatic Communication Skills
Choosing Great Toys for Your Child
Choosing Great Toys for Your Child
6 Benefits of Music in Development
6 Benefits of Music in Development
Attention: Critical Foundation To Build Communication Skill
Attention: Critical Foundation To Build Communication Skill
Using LEGOs to Build Social Skills and Language
Using LEGOs to Build Social Skills and Language
Small Communication Changes, Great Results
Small Communication Changes, Great Results
FAQ- Telepractice at CSLOT
FAQ- Telepractice at CSLOT
21 Benefits of Sensory Play For Autism
21 Benefits of Sensory Play For Autism
Choosing Great Toys for Your Child
Choosing Great Toys for Your Child
Understanding Sensory Processing Disorder
Understanding Sensory Processing Disorder
Autism Awareness
Autism Awareness
Get Ready to Read Screening Tool
Get Ready to Read Screening Tool
Don't Forget the Books!
Don't Forget the Books!
What is Generalization?
What is Generalization?
The Zones of Regulation
The Zones of Regulation
Ruling Out Hearing Loss
Ruling Out Hearing Loss
What is a Sensory Diet and Why Does My Child Need One?
What is a Sensory Diet and Why Does My Child Need One?
Social Communication Development in Toddlers
Social Communication Development in Toddlers
10 Great Summertime Activities for Motor Skills
10 Great Summertime Activities for Motor Skills
Seven Reasons To Include A Sibling In Your Child’s Early Intervention Therapy
Seven Reasons To Include A Sibling In Your Child’s Early Intervention Therapy
An OT’s Guide to a Sensational Summer
An OT’s Guide to a Sensational Summer
Multilingual Populations: Is it a disorder or a language difference?
Multilingual Populations: Is it a disorder or a language difference?
Sensory Motor Skills: What are they and why are they important?
Sensory Motor Skills: What are they and why are they important?
The Complexity Approach: How Teaching Children a Few “Tricky” Sounds Makes the Rest of Their Speech Clearer
The Complexity Approach: How Teaching Children a Few “Tricky” Sounds Makes the Rest of Their Speech Clearer
The A-B-Cs of Behavior
The A-B-Cs of Behavior
Providing a Functional Home Environment for Your Sensory Seeking Child
Providing a Functional Home Environment for Your Sensory Seeking Child
Simplifying Speech- What Does the Research Say?
Simplifying Speech- What Does the Research Say?
Attention: Critical Foundation to Build Communication Skills
Attention: Critical Foundation to Build Communication Skills
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