Tobin Speech-Language Pathology Services

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Last week I posted “Don’t try this at home” and many people said that saying “say” works!

And well, yes- this can get a child to say a word. I do this often when working on articulation - because that’s focusing on the sounds a child makes. But when we are working on supporting communication development - saying “say” can be confusing for gestalt language processors AND creates prompt dependency.

I’d much rather just say the word (ie “car”) and see if the child can learn the word naturally and ideally use it in the future authentically rather than being prompted. ❤️