Speech therapy practice at home
The clinic hour cannot outrun breakfast, bath and the walk to the door. Home speech practice is one pause and one word inside a routine you already run — not a second school day on the sofa.
Written by the Inclusive Developmental and Therapy Center therapy team — our Speech & Language Therapist, psychology and ABA staff. This page is awaiting its clinical review.
What “practice” actually is
Get down to their level. Comment more than you quiz. Wait five seconds after you speak. Offer a real choice with two things in your hands. Say it one word longer than they did. That is the work. It is also on speech therapy at home and in the talking program.
If every evening becomes a lesson, they will stop coming to you. Stop while it is still going well. Log a tick on the practice log if you want one. A blank day is information, not failure.
Urdu, English, both
Count words in every language the house uses. Mixing is not confusion. Growing up bilingual does not cause speech delay — we wrote that out on bilingualism and speech delay. Coach in the language they hear most. Roman Urdu guides if that is how you think.
When home is not enough
No words by 18 months, fewer than about fifty and no two-word phrases by two, strangers understand less than half at three, a stammer that has lasted months, or lost words. Then book the speech programme or a developmental assessment. Hearing first if it has never been checked.
One job, written down
A pause, a copy of one word, a slower start. Printable: sounds chart. Activities: speech activities. Coaching: coaching for late talkers. Bilingual: bilingualism does not cause delay.
The idea behind the work (in the books)
Five minutes in a routine you already have. If it only works with clinic toys, it will not survive Tuesday.
Hanen — OWL at snack
Hold the cup. Wait. Honour the look or the sound. Then give it. Count Urdu and English.
Law Cochrane — parent-delivered therapy
Trained parents can do this work. Coaching is how you get trained, not a leaflet.
What the research tells us
This isn’t just our opinion — it’s grounded in published research. Here are a few findings from trusted, independent sources:
The Cochrane review of speech and language therapy found no significant difference between clinician-delivered and trained-parent-delivered therapy for the outcomes it pooled. That is the case for this page.
— Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews — Law, Garrett and Nye (2003), CD004110. View source
Take a worksheet home
Print one sheet. Fill it in this week. Bring it to the consultation — a consultation is Rs 1,500 and lasts up to 50 minutes.
Home practice log
One skill, a few minutes, one line of what happened. Bring it next time.
First-words picture cards
Cut-out cards for late talkers. Name, wait, celebrate any try.
Speech-sounds by age chart
Which sounds usually arrive when — a wall chart, not a test.
Book a consultation
Contact owner Muhammad Salman Afzal first. No referral needed. A consultation is Rs 1,500 and lasts up to 50 minutes.
At home — questions parents ask
How many minutes a day?
Five honest minutes inside a routine beat a planned half-hour that never happens. If you want a structure, use the talking home program rather than inventing a curriculum tonight.
Should I correct every sound?
No. Model the word once, clearly, and move on. Correcting every utterance teaches a child that talking is dangerous.
Screens as a teacher?
A video does not wait for your child to request. You do. If screens are crowding out back-and-forth, that is the first change, not a new app.
Can you watch us at home on video?
Yes — that is parent coaching, in person or online. A consultation is Rs 1,500 and lasts up to 50 minutes.
They will not sit for “speech homework”.
Then it is not homework. Put the pause in snack or bath. A table drill with a toddler is the wrong job.
Ask about at home
A short, friendly conversation is the best first step. Call, text or WhatsApp us — we’ll listen and guide you, with no pressure.
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