🌟 Attention Toddler Parents 🌟
Does your child say around 50 words or less? Learn how to fast-track their progress at home with simple, effective strategies that you can start using today.
The Say More System is an online course that shows you how to boost your child’s speech using the routines already built into your day. It’s the perfect way to jumpstart progress (if you're waiting for services to begin) or fast-track therapy (if your child is already receiving services), by knowing exactly what to do at home for better carryover. By the end of this program, you will have a clear and simple plan to get your toddler using more consistent, useful words within your daily interactions.
🎥 Watch quick, informative parent video lessons
🖼️ Print helpful visuals and progress trackers
🎮 Show your child SLP-led “Play & Say” videos to model core words (and use them as a demo to learn what to do!)
All for just $27 - click here to start now!
🍎 Simple Speech Tip: “New Season, Familiar Phrases”
As new routines begin, your child is taking in a lot—new people, places, and expectations. One of the best ways to support their communication? Consistency in how you speak.
Try this:
🗣 Use the same simple phrase each time a routine happens.
➡ “Shoes on, time to go!”
➡ “Coat, backpack, ready!”
➡ “Wash hands, then snack!”
✨ Why it helps: Predictable language supports processing, memory, and participation—and eventually, your child may start filling in the blanks!
🐾 Ralphie’s Reminder
New faces = new opportunities to grow social language!
This month, model simple social starters like:
👋 “Hi!”
😊 “My name is ___.”
🤝 “Wanna play?”
Use pretend play with toys, pets, or siblings to act these out and build confidence in low-pressure ways.
📚 Literacy Corner
🔤 Early Sprouts (PreK–K Pre-Literacy):
Letter Lunch
Choose a letter (like B) and go on a mini scavenger hunt around the house or during playtime.
📦 Look for things like book, ball, banana, blanket and say the name slowly together, emphasizing the first sound.
Great for sound awareness and vocabulary building.
📖 Reading Quest (1st Grade & Up Literacy Idea):
Character Feelings Tracker
While reading a story, pause and ask: “How do you think they feel right now?”
Help your child describe the emotion and the reason.
This supports empathy, inference, and expressive language—especially in new school-year social situations.
📘 Word Wizards (Advanced Readers):
Word Swap Rewrite
Choose a sentence from your child’s homework, book, or even a school flyer. Challenge them to rewrite it with more descriptive or powerful words.
📝 “I had a fun day.” → “I had an awesome adventure at recess!”
Boosts vocabulary, fluency, and flexible thinking.
🎨 Speechy + Simple: Activity of the Month
“Guess & Grab: School Edition”
Drop school-themed items (real objects or pictures/words on sticky notes) into a small bag or lunchbox—like glue stick, folder, pencil, marker, snack.
🎲 Take turns pulling one out (without showing it) and describe it so the other person can guess.
🗣 “It’s something you use to hold your paper. It has two pockets.”
Guess: “Folder!”
💬 After guessing, your child can say: “I put my math paper in the folder.”
✨ Articulation tweak: Choose words that feature your child’s target sounds (e.g., /s/ = snack, scissors, school, seat, sandwich) for added speech practice in a fun way.
🌟 Parent Resource Spotlight: The Say More System
Is your toddler still using fewer than 50 words?
🎯 The Say More System is your step-by-step plan to support early speech development—by making simple but powerful tweaks to your daily routine.
✔ Quick video lessons created with busy parents in mind
✔ Printable visuals + routines
✔ “Play & Say” videos for your child to watch and copy
💡 It’s research-backed, no-prep, and only $27
👉 Click here to access it now!
📅 Fall Schedule Reminder
As school schedules settle, now’s the time to confirm or update your weekly therapy slot!
🕒 Many families shift times in September—so let us know if you need to move or adjust your session.
📧 Email us at: [email protected]
📌 Quick Tip from Amy
It’s okay if your child is more tired, clingy, or quiet right now—new routines take energy.
Instead of pushing for more words, slow down, narrate what you see, and offer connection.
💬 “You look tired. I bet your day was busy. Let’s sit and read together.”
Here’s to small moments with big impact.
With care,
Amy Mello, M.S., CCC-SLP
Let’s Talk Speech & Language / Speech on Your Schedule
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