Course curriculum

  • 1

    Let's get started! Foundational Skills and Step 1

    • Welcome!

    • Foundational Skills: Joint Attention, Imitating, Babbling

    • Receptive vs. Expressive Language

    • Milestones vs. Averages

    • Technique 1: Narrating

    • Tip: Using Routines

    • Workbook: Week 1

    • Cheat sheet: Narrating
  • 2

    Get Talking with Step 2!

    • Intro

    • Attention Spans and Expectations

    • Increasing Attention Spans

    • What counts as a word?

    • Technique: Modeling

    • Trick: Expectant pause

    • Practice note

    • Workbook: Week 2

    • Cheat sheet: Modeling
  • 3

    Giving you core strength in Step 3

    • Intro

    • Speech vs. Language

    • Core Words

    • Important Note!

    • Technique: Expanding

    • Trick: Offering choices

    • Workbook: Week 3

    • Cheat sheet: Expanding
  • 4

    Extending your skills in Step 4

    • Intro

    • Pacifiers and sippy cups

    • Important note

    • Technique: Extending

    • Trick: Tempting Opportunities

    • Workbook: Week 4

    • Cheat sheet: Extending
  • 5

    Time to read and time to play in Step 5

    • Intro

    • Stages of Play

    • Technique: Reading

    • Technique: Playing with purpose

    • Trick: Adding excitement

    • Workbook: Week 5
  • 6

    Dealing with the tough stuff in Step 6

    • Intro

    • Tantrums vs. Meltdowns

    • Technique: Handling "no" and other bad words

    • Trick: Giving choices and staying positive

    • Workbook: Week 6
  • 7

    Bonuses!

    • Reading Across the Years

    • Toys for Language Development