Songs designed to boost engagement and imitation for children with speech delays
It's not magic. It's not a gimmick. It's science.
By targeting highly functional words and modeling the earliest developing syllable shapes, these songs for speech therapy are embedded with strategies for receptive and expressive language development- all while taking advantage of the unique way that the brain processes music.
It can feel overwhelming when your child is slow to develop speech. It can feel frustrating when you say something to your child or ask them a question and they don't respond. You're not alone- so many families I've worked with have faced the same challenges. That’s why I created a step-by-guide to empower you with easy and effective strategies you can start using today to connect and communicate with your little one.
Hi! I'm Sarah Lutz, an early intervention teacher hailing from Minnesota. I've been coaching the parents of kiddos with expressive language delays for fifteen years. I was inspired to create music for communication skills to help late talkers and their parents after working with so many different children over the years who have all shared one thing in common- an absolute love of music.
"This has made helping my little one to learn new words so much fun. Not only are the songs enjoyable to listen to, but they actually do what they say they do. Not long after listening to Open and saying that word more, my daughter started saying it on her own."
"My 18 month old and I love it! It has beats we can both enjoy and dance to. His current fave is pointing to body parts and saying ‘up’ during It's a Dance Party."
"I have loved First Words Dance Party both as a mom and as a speech-language pathologist. An an SLP, I recommend the songs to a lot of the families I work with. They are perfect for kiddos with a delay in expressive language and for all kids who are learning their first words."