International speech and language consultant Marci Melzer (USA) has teamed up with Dr. Deepthi Raju (India) to create a guide for parents and caregivers of late talking children.
Parents can use these resources to facilitate faster speech and language development than relying on speech therapy.
Unfortunately, the popular verbal-behavior therapy models encourage parents to CONTROL their child’s language learning through bribes, manipulation, sign language, PECS, and endless requests and prompts to imitate or “use their words”.
If you've already tried using reinforcement to make kids talk (or fired a therapist who did) then you know how easy it is for a smart late-talker to understand when they are being controlled, and quickly turn the tables with bigger behavior and manipulative tactics of their own.
We help you understand that ALL of your child’s behavior is communication and HELP the late talker in your life to EVOLVE from limited behaviors, sounds, and scripts as they start using REAL language to share their big ideas and feelings.
This guide will equip and empower parents and caregivers to model the RIGHT speech and language, because it shows you how to discover and teach the words, phrases, and sentences that your child wants and NEEDS to learn NOW
This book's black and white graphics offers a lower parents a lower-cost alternative to the original color version.
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Marci Melzer M.Ed-SLP, Dr. Deepthi Raju M.D.
About the Authors
Marci Melzer, M.Ed.-SLP is an intuitive speech-language pathologist. She is the founder of WavesofCommunication.com (2017)
After working as a licensed speech therapist for 30 years, Marci left the US therapy system to support parents of late talkers worldwide with Natural Language Facilitation through her online platform.
Marci has traveled to India, Dubai, Morocco, and Australia to conduct workshops, meet with families, and spread awareness about how powerful parents can be as natural language facilitators.
Marci has authored and self-published 4 books and written numerous articles for parent publications about natural language facilitation. She was awarded the Top Communication Skills Contributor for Autism Parenting Magazine in 2025.
Marci currently helps parents around the world with both online and in-person workshops. Her weekly newsletter and Q&A membership community offer ongoing support for parents in their journey. Home-based training and support are available.
Marci’s YouTube channel @WavesofCommunication has 8,500 subscribers and hosts over 1000 training videos to equip and empower parents and caregivers.
Dr. Deepthi Raju M.D. is the founder and director of Suvachana Happykidz CDC Bhimavaram (2021) and Dr D’s Happykidz CDC Kokapet Hyderabad (2024)
Dr. Deepthi has 15 yrs experience working as an Intensivist (neonatal-pediatric) consultant for Imperial Hospitals Bhimavaram.
Her most recent medical contribution is in the development of the FRAT testing panel which can identify any treatable folate pathway related deficiencies.
Dr.Deepthi has 9 years' experience in the field of Developmental Pediatrics. With a special interest in special education, she is also trained in Montessori education and dyslexia intervention. She has used her training to develop multiple schools, including a play-based preschool with the aim of integrating special kids with preschoolers, and play-based therapy centers.
To create awareness and support parents of late talkers, Dr. Deepthi started a youtube channel @drdeepthiraju in 2021 which has 15000 parent subscribers and over a million views. She conducts online parent training modules with focus on play behaviour therapy and functional speech facilitation. She has previously authored parent training activity modules on behaviour, functional words, and strategies to progress.
