Teaching Your Tot to Talk: Using Milieu Teaching Strategies

Both of these toddlers struggle with communication. Parents and practitioners working with very young children often struggle to find ways to enhance their toddlers' communication skills. They may question: When do I teach? What should I teach? Where do I teach? How do I teach? This article will provide suggestions and techniques to support the development of communication in very young children by answering each of these questions. Although this article focuses on toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), these strategies can be implemented with other children who demonstrate deficits in communication skills.