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Evidence-based handouts for education and home practice. Print in color or black and white.

Education

What is a Speech Delay?

Learn the difference between a speech delay and a language disorder, what causes them, and when to take action.

Parents of children 12-36 months

Education

What is a Language Disorder?

Understand the difference between receptive and expressive language, warning signs, and how treatment works.

Parents of children 18 months to 5 years

Education

Apraxia of Speech: What Parents Need to Know

A parent-friendly guide to childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) — what it is, how it differs from other delays, and what treatment looks like.

Parents of children suspected or diagnosed with CAS

Education

Bilingual Children and Speech Development

Myths debunked and facts about raising bilingual children, including when bilingual development is typical and when to seek help.

Bilingual and multilingual families

Education

When to Seek a Speech-Language Evaluation

An age-by-age guide to communication milestones and red flags, plus how to request an evaluation and what your rights are.

All parents with developmental concerns

Education

Understanding Your Child's SLP Report

A guide to decoding SLP evaluation reports, test scores, clinical terminology, and what it all means for your child.

Parents who have received an SLP evaluation report

Home Practice

First Words: 10 Activities for Every Day

Simple, everyday activities to encourage first words during morning routines, mealtimes, play, and bedtime.

Parents of children 10-24 months working on first words

Home Practice

Building Comprehension at Home

A step-by-step guide to helping your child follow directions, from one-step commands to multi-step sequences.

Parents of children 12-48 months working on comprehension

Home Practice

Sound Practice Made Fun

How speech sounds develop, plus creative ways to practice sounds at the word, sentence, and conversation level.

Parents of children 2-6 years working on speech sounds

Home Practice

From 1 Word to 3+: Building Sentences

How to help your child go from using single words to combining words into phrases and short sentences.

Parents of children 18-36 months transitioning to multi-word speech

Home Practice

Social Communication: Play Dates and Beyond

Activities for building joint attention, turn-taking, and social cue reading in young children.

Parents of children 18 months to 5 years

Home Practice

Mealtime Language: Turning Meals into Learning

Strategies for building vocabulary, requesting skills, and conversation during meals and snacks.

Parents of children 12 months to 4 years

Home Practice

Bath Time Talk: Water Play Activities

Turn bath time into a language-rich experience with water play activities for vocabulary, prepositions, and action words.

Parents of children 12-36 months

Home Practice

Bedtime Routine Language Activities

Language-building activities for the bedtime routine, including book strategies, daily recaps, and calming language games.

Parents of children 12 months to 5 years

Milestone Summary

Milestone Snapshot: 0-6 Months

Communication, feeding, and social milestones for the first 6 months of life.

Parents of infants 0-6 months

Milestone Summary

Milestone Snapshot: 6-12 Months

Communication, feeding, and social milestones for babies 6-12 months old.

Parents of infants 6-12 months

Milestone Summary

Milestone Snapshot: 12-18 Months

Communication, feeding, and social milestones for toddlers 12-18 months old.

Parents of toddlers 12-18 months

Milestone Summary

Milestone Snapshot: 18-24 Months

Communication, feeding, and social milestones for toddlers 18-24 months old — the vocabulary explosion period.

Parents of toddlers 18-24 months

Milestone Summary

Milestone Snapshot: 24-36 Months

Communication, feeding, and social milestones for toddlers 24-36 months — the language explosion era.

Parents of toddlers 2-3 years old

Milestone Summary

Milestone Snapshot: 3-5 Years

Communication, feeding, and social milestones for preschoolers ages 3-5 years — preparing for school.

Parents of preschool-aged children (3-5 years)