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Hearing & Understanding

0-3 Months

  • Startles to loud sounds
  • Quiets or smiles (6 wks) when spoken to
  • Seems to recognize your voice and quiets if crying
  • Increases or decreases sucking behavior in response to sound 

4-6 Months

  • Moves eyes in direction of sounds
  • Responds to changes in tone of voice
  • Notices toys that make noise
  • Pays attention to music
  • Begins to reach for & play with toys 

7-12 Months

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Stuttering Therapy in Atlanta

SAGE Speech & Learning is the ONLY practice in Georgia that is trained and certified to provide the Lidcombe Program for stuttering.  Stuttering therapy in Atlanta is scarce, and much…

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Speech Therapy

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  • Enjoys Peek-a-boo type games
  • Listens when spoken to
  • Recognizes words for common items
  • Begins to respond to requests like "come here" and "want more?"

Talking

0-3 Months

  • Makes pleasure sounds (cooing, gooing)
  • Has different cries for different needs
  • Begins to smile around 6 weeks 

4-6 Months

  • Coo's reciprocally, blows bubbles, and makes "raspberry" sounds
  • Laughs, squeals, imitates sounds
  • Initiates by vocalizing and babbling to others 

7-12 Months

  • Babbles using several sounds (bababa, dadada, ada ma ba)
  • Uses speech or non-crying sounds to get attention
  • Uses gestures to communicate (waving,holding up arms)
  • Imitates speech sounds
  • Has 1-2 words by 12 mos
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Apr 21

The Power of Collaboration at SAGE Speech & Learning Associates

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Fluency Tips: Early Identification and Treatment of Stuttering

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Feb 20

Should I Consider a Device For My Child's Speech & Language Development?

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Oct 29

SAGE Speech & Learning's Teacher Trainings in Schools- Enhancing Language Skills

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Apr 22

Fall School Screenings are BACK for 2021!!!!!

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Mar 08

A Letter to Medical Professionals, From Founder Saren Schapiro M.Sc., CCC-SLP

A Letter From Founder Saren Schapiro M.Sc., CCC-SLP Dear Colleagues, As the year rounds into the second quarter, I am touching…

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Mar 03

A Letter to SAGE Clients

Hello Clients and Friends, I want to thank you for being a part of our team in 2020. To have made…

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Feb 03

5 TIPS from Speech and Language Pathologists to Encourage Development

Discuss with the child out loud/verbally what's coming next--"First we do this, then this, then this, then done/lunch/play/etc" Bundle-up…

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Apr 29

How can a child with language and communication impairments thrive during social distancing?

This is a question we never imagined we would have to answer. SAGE Speech & Learning has pivoted to teletherapy services…

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