Can We Make Progress While On A Waitlist?
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Ask An SLP: We're on a waitlist for speech therapy, but the waitlist is fairly long. Is it possible to still make progress at home while we're waiting?
Yes. Absolutely. 100%.
You can make great progress at home, even if you’re on a waitlist and haven’t started speech therapy yet.
Did you know…
There was a research study that looked at the effects of parent-implemented language interventions.
(That essentially means speech therapy that was done by the parents at home.)
They looked at the impact these interventions had on the language skills of children between 18 months and 5 years old for children with primary and secondary language delays - so kids who just had language delays and kids who also had other disabilities.
They found that parent-implemented language interventions had significant positive impacts on both receptive and expressive language skills.
This was true for children with and without intellectual disabilities.
AND when they compared the results between intervention provided by therapists and by parents…
They found that parents were just as effective as therapists.
And for receptive language and expressive syntax (understanding language and creating sentences)…
Parents were even more effective than the speech therapists.
So YES. Work on speech at home and feel totally confident that you can make great progress that way.
Hi, I'm Emily
Founder of Moms Teach Speech
Emily helps parents who have kids with speech delays support their children's development with a holistic, functional, family-centered approach. She shares the strategies & activities she would use as a professional SLP so you can use them at home to become your child's best therapist.
Did you know..?
The easiest way to make speech practice feel so effortless and natural for your child that they don't even know they're "practicing"...
Is to use simple speech strategies during their daily routines.
Ready to learn how?
Our the Everyday Activities Mini-Course will walk you step-by-step through our favorite strategies to make speech practice easier than ever!
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