Together, we can make the 2s terrific!
Learning to Communicate
Babies are busy. There’s so much to do those first two years, like crying, smiling, waving, playing. They’re signs a child is learning to communicate. Parents are busy, too, so they need all the help they can get to identify the signs of age-appropriate communication — and what to do if those signs are missing. That’s why the California Speech Language Hearing Association has created “200 by Two: An Early Intervention Guide on Communication and Language Development.”
Whether you’re a doctor, educator or other care provider, you’ll find our free web video and internet resource guide contain the tools and information you need to help parents identify and nurture early language skills and, if needed, find support from the experts.
Asking the question, Is my toddler on track?
Our engaging, seven-minute video describes the swift progress infants and toddlers make toward acquiring language and identifies easily observable skills that will help parents answer the question, “Is my toddler on track?”
Our online resource guide helps medical professionals, educators and parents evaluate where a child is on the path to age-appropriate language skills and determine if intervention or support is needed. It’s full of curated links to articles, white papers and tools from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Speech-Language Hearing Association, First 5 California, UNICEF and other trusted sources.
The twos are a critical time for language development. That’s why we advise parents to talk right away with their pediatrician or other health care provider or contact a speech-language pathologist if their 2-year-old isn’t showing all the signs of age-appropriate communication.
View our free and useful “200 by 2” video and resource guide today!