Communication

It's more than sounds and words. For a child, the first cry, the first smile, those first words begin a lifetime of communication. What if a young child needs help learning to communicate.

Talk 2 Me is the local preschool speech and language program for Windsor-Essex county. The Ministry of Children and Youth Services funds 31 Preschool Speech and Language Programs across Ontario.

Who is Talk 2 Me for?

Talk 2 Me provides services for families with children from birth to the time they start school.

Talk 2 Me Can:

• Answer questions about your child’s speech, language and emergent literacy development.
• Offer information on typical speech, language and emergent literacy development.
• Give tips on what parents can do to help their child’s oral language and literacy skills develop.
• Provide local assessment clinics where you can meet and consult a Speech-Language Pathologist.
• Provide individual speech therapy, group therapy, and parent education sessions.

Where can you receive Talk 2 Me services?

Talk 2 Me provides services in a variety of settings throughout Windsor and Essex Count which may include:

• Neighbourhood Ontario Early Years Centres.
• Parenting and Family Literacy Centres.
• Child Care Centres, home or other community settings.

Contact Talk 2 Me at 519-252-0636 if...

• you have concerns about your child’s speech, language and emergent literacy development.
• you need or want more information about the development of communication skills.

Talk 2 Me program services are provided by the following community partners:

• Connections Early Years Family Centre (Lead Agency)
• John McGivney Children's Centre
• Children First

Early Signs Project

Early Signs Poster

Recognize the Early Signs of a Social Communication Delay! This is of interest to parents with children 12 - 24 months of age. The Early Signs Project is generously funded by: Connections Early Years Family Centre, The University of Windsor, Children First , The Summit Centre for Preschool Children with Autism and a grant from Unity for Autism.

Check the link below for more information about the Preschool Speech and Language Program:

http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/earlychildhood/speechlanguage/index.aspx