A Caregivers Guide to Supporting your Echolalic Child

A Self-Paced Mini-Course for Caregivers & the Professionals Who Support Them

Join Meaningful Speech team members Katie Arnold & Jess Teixeira for a nearly 3-hour, self-paced mini-course designed to bring clarity, confidence, and practical tools to those supporting gestalt language processors.

Originally created for caregivers, this course is also highly beneficial for professionals who coach, guide, and advocate alongside families of gestalt language processors.

This Course Is For You If You Are:

• A parent seeking to better understand your child’s echolalia
• An SLP, educator, or therapist supporting GLP families
• A professional wanting deeper insight into caregiver advocacy and coaching

This mini-course will help you build a strong, connection-based foundation for language development and advocacy.

Inside the Mini-Course, You’ll Learn:

• What echolalia is — and why children use it
• Foundational information on Gestalt Language Development & the Natural Language Acquisition (Blanc, 2012) framework
• The difference between “teaching language” and supporting natural language development
• How to lay a strong foundation through child-led, connection-based approaches
• Practical ways to support language development at home
• How caregivers can confidently advocate — and how professionals can support that advocacy
• Resources and next steps for continued support

For Professionals

This mini-course provides valuable insight into the caregiver experience.

You’ll walk away with:

• Language you can use when coaching families with compassion and clarity
• Insight into common fears, misconceptions, and advocacy needs
• A deeper understanding of what support looks like outside of therapy sessions
• Tools to strengthen collaboration and alignment with families

A live Q&A was held via Zoom on December 10, 2025 at 8pm ET with Katie Arnold & Jess Teixeira. All enrolled participants receive access to the recorded Q&A.