It Takes Two To Talk: A Practical Guide For Parents of Children With Language Delays - Softcover

Pepper, Jan; Weitzman, Elaine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0921145195 ISBN 13: 9780921145196

Publisher: Hanen Centre, 2004

Synopsis

It Takes Two to Talk gives parents the tools to play a leading role in their child's early language intervention. Written in simple language and beautifully illustrated, the It Takes Two to Talk guidebook shows parents how to use responsive interaction strategies that have been shown to increase children's language skills. Easily integrated into everyday routines like mealtime, playtime, and book reading, It Takes Two to Talk strategies help parents make language-learning a natural, ongoing part of family life.

About this title

About the Author

Elaine Weitzman, Executive Director of The Hanen Centre since 1992, is a speech-language pathologist and an Adjunct Professor in the University of Toronto's Department of Speech-Language Pathology. Over the last 30 years, Elaine has contributed to the development of Hanen Programs, co-authored many Hanen guidebooks, and collaborated with the University of Toronto to conduct research on the efficacy of Hanen Programs and on caregiver-child interactions.

Review

The Hanen Centre has, once again, done a terrific job of making the information in this newest edition of It Takes Two to Talk accessible to families and professionals, who can rely on the fact that the intervention
strategies are based on years of research that support their usefulness in promoting improved communication skills in children with language delays. --Cynthia Cress, Ph.D., CCC-SLP - Associate Professor of Communication Disorders University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Edition details

• Publisher: Hanen Centre
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0921145195
• ISBN 13: 9780921145196
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 171