Speech at the Beach, PLLC

Speech at the Beach, PLLC A pediatric speech therapy service provider in Virginia Beach, VA. Speech at the Beach provides in home speech therapy services.

02/26/2026

Targeting yes/no questions 😅

I don’t know about you, but this was always one of the first goals for my GLP clients before I knew about GLP’s.

Let me tell you I always hated working on this because it never clicked. Now I know why 💡
Those kids were not ready to answer a question because they were still in stage one and stage two♥️

When your child is in stage 1 or 2 of gestalt language development, “yes” and “no” aren’t yet flexible words-they’re part of scripts.🗣️

That’s why targeting yes/no questions too early doesn’t feel right. They’ve learned “yes” and “no” as part of whole chunks, not as separate words.

Before they can truly mean “yes” or “no,” they need to build a strong base of flexible phrases.
More phrases → more meaning → eventually, true “yes” and “no.” 💬✨

02/25/2026

My job is very different than yours.

We are not the same 😂

02/25/2026

Let’s walk through how a child might move through the Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) stages 🤸

💭 Stage 1: They echo what they’ve heard
“Let’s go to the beach!” (delayed echolalia) 🏝️

💭 Stage 2: They start to shorten or mix it
“Go beach!” or “Let’s go play!” 🚗

💭 Stage 3: Then come single-2 words (noun-noun, noun-descriptive).
Single words start to have meaning 💡
“Beach!”, “Sand, here.” “Fish, shell “

💭 Stage 4: They begin to combine and mix ideas and add ACTION
“Swim beach!” 🏊‍♀️

💭 Stages 5–6: Finally, self-generated thoughts
“I want to go swim at the beach!” 🏖️

02/20/2026

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02/18/2026

💬 When your child struggles to answer questions…
Model the answer first so they can hear what it sounds like.

When they’re ready (maybe Stage 3 for a GLP), bring it into play! Ex. “I sleep in a bed” 🛏️

🩵 Example: “Where do you go to the bathroom?”
I love using objects from play for extra visual support.
“Do you go on the bed or the potty?” 🚽

Address

1630 Donna Drive Suite 103
Virginia Beach, VA
23451

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+17575673649

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