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The Language of Play - Kids that Listen, Speech Therapy, Language Development, Early Intervention

The Language of Play - Kids that Listen, Speech Therapy, Language Development, Early Intervention

By: Dinalynn Rosenbush SLP | Speech Pathologist Parent Mentor Communication with Kids
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Getting Kids to Listen | Speech Therapy | Child Communication | Parenting Strategies

Are you tired of repeating yourself, dealing with meltdowns, or wondering why your child still isn’t listening? Are you worried about speech delays, language development, behavior challenges, or communication struggles?

Welcome to The Language of Play podcast—where speech therapy meets real-life parenting.

I’m Dinalynn Rosenbush—mom, grandma, Speech-Language Pathologist, parent coach, and host of a top-ranked parenting podcast helping overwhelmed parents build calmer homes, stronger relationships, and better communication with their children.

This podcast helps parents understand behavior as communication so they can support listening, emotional regulation, speech, and connection in everyday life.

In each episode, you’ll learn practical, brain-based strategies to:
• Help kids listen without constant power struggles
• Support speech and language development naturally
• Reduce tantrums, whining, and communication frustration
• Build connection, emotional safety, and confidence
• Understand speech delays, language processing, and child behavior
• Use simple communication tools that work in everyday moments

These strategies support typically developing children, late talkers, dual-language learners, neurodivergent children, and kids with speech or language delays.

Each episode is filled with simple, playful tools you can start using right away—because communication growth happens best through connection, play, and everyday interaction.

If you’re longing for calmer parenting, deeper connection, more listening, and a home filled with confidence, curiosity, and communication, you’re in the right place.

So grab a cup of coffee, bring your real-life parenting questions, and come explore The Language of Play with me.

Contact: hello@thelanguageofplay.com
https://www.thelanguageofplay.com/

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Episodes
  • 268 Emily Cadiz: What If Music Isn’t a Bonus—but the Brain’s Gateway to Reading?

    268 Emily Cadiz: What If Music Isn’t a Bonus—but the Brain’s Gateway to Reading?
    May 28 2026
    Hey Friends~ Most of us don’t remember what it felt like to learn language for the very first time as young children. We focus so much on letters, books, and what children see—but are we overtraining eyes while undertraining ears? After experiencing a brain injury that forced her to relearn language from the beginning, today’s guest, Emily Cadiz, gained a life-changing understanding of what it truly feels like to struggle with communication and learning. As a music professional already working in special education, she turned to music during her recovery to help regain movement, speech, language, and reading — ultimately leading her into NIH research exploring music’s impact on children’s language and literacy development. In this episode, we explore the powerful connection between music, the brain, communication, and learning. You’ll hear why music is such a natural pathway for language development and discover simple ways parents can use rhythm, movement, chanting, and song in everyday life to support children’s speech, language, and early literacy skills. Always cheering you on! Dinalynn CONTACT the Host, Dinalynn: hello@thelanguageofplay.com WEBSITE: https://www.thelanguageofplay.com/ Have a QUESTION or COMMENT? Leave a voice message! https://castfeedback.com/play 👉 Sign up for Speech & Language Support for Preschool Families: https://www.thelanguageofplay.com/store/p/summer-speech-language-support-for-preschool-families WE WON!! 🎉 THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTE FOR WOMEN PODCASTERS AWARDS!! The Language of Play won in the category of “Lifestyle Podcasts.” Here is the link to the awards presentation: https://www.womenpodcasters.com/awards-ceremony-2026?sc=412250821ef30e36edee7e7f6ad9785ad479446a6 ABOUT THE GUEST: Emily Cadiz is an educator, researcher, and founder of Prelude Early Learning with more than 20 years of experience in early childhood education, language acquisition, and early literacy. She created the Prelude Learning System and Prelude Partners, a music-to-literacy model that helps young children build strong language and reading foundations through play-based, research-informed instruction. Emily’s work has been recognized through an NIH-funded SBIR research grant studying how music-based learning supports early brain and literacy development. She has partnered with Head Start programs, early learning hubs, and multilingual communities to expand access to engaging, equitable learning tools. A Columbia University alumna, Emily is passionate about helping educators and families give children the communication and literacy skills they need to thrive. CONTACT THE GUEST: @preludeearlylearning - IG prelude early learning - FB @preludeearlylearning - LinkedIn IF YOU LIKED THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL WANT TO LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES: 267 Luba Patlakh: Snip or Skip? Navigating the Tongue Tie Controversy 266 Sarah James: What Do Speech Sounds Have to Do With Reading? 248 Dr. Emily Levy: Effectively Teach Reading with Orton Gillingham & Multi-Sensory Techniques 239 Marsha Familaro Enright: Montessori? Learn how A Curiosity-Led System Works! WE’VE MADE IT EASY FOR YOU! Love this podcast? Let us know! https://lovethepodcast.com/play Follow & subscribe in 1-click! https://followthepodcast.com/play To SPONSOR The Language Of Play, schedule your call here: https://calendly.com/hello-play/discovery-session To DONATE to The Language Of Play, Use this secure payment link: https://app.autobooks.co/pay/the-language-of-play
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    43 mins
  • 267 Luba Patlakh: Snip or Skip? Navigating the Tongue Tie Controversy

    267 Luba Patlakh: Snip or Skip? Navigating the Tongue Tie Controversy
    May 22 2026

    Hey Friends~

    If you’ve ever wondered whether your child’s mouth breathing, poor sleep, unclear speech, or constant frustration could mean something deeper… this episode is for you. Today, I’m talking with Luba Patlakh about tongue ties, therapy, when parents should seek help, and what real support looks like—whether surgery is involved or not. We also talk about practical communication strategies and how families can advocate for the care their children truly need. This conversation is eye-opening, hopeful, and full of practical next steps for parents.

    Always cheering you on!

    Dinalynn

    CONTACT the Host, Dinalynn: hello@thelanguageofplay.com

    WEBSITE: https://www.thelanguageofplay.com/

    Have a QUESTION or COMMENT? Leave a voice message! https://castfeedback.com/play

    👉 Sign up for Speech & Language Support for Preschool Families: https://www.thelanguageofplay.com/store/p/summer-speech-language-support-for-preschool-families

    WE WON!! 🎉 THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTE FOR WOMEN PODCASTERS AWARDS!! The Language of Play won in the category of “Lifestyle Podcasts.” Here is the link to the awards presentation: https://www.womenpodcasters.com/awards-ceremony-2026?sc=412250821ef30e36edee7e7f6ad9785ad479446a6

    ABOUT THE GUEST: Luba Patlakh is a passionate Speech-Language Pathologist and the founder of Kidology, a thriving pediatric practice that helps children through speech, occupational, physical, and ABA therapy. With over 15 years of experience, she’s known for empowering families to help their kids reach meaningful milestones. As a mom of three, Luba understands both the challenges and joys of parenting, and her innovative, compassionate approach has earned her national recognition and awards.

    CONTACT THE GUEST: https://kidologyinc.com/

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    IF YOU LIKED THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL WANT TO LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES:

    242 Dr. Ben Miraglia: Sleep, Behavior & Speech Struggles? What Early Jaw Growth & Mouth Breathing Reveal

    247 Misa Pignataro: Picky Eaters? Let’s Change That!

    199 Krista Melanson: Do I Wait or Get Help? My child’s speech is “different.”

    232 SERIES: Speech & Language Delays: What Parents Need to Know

    WE’VE MADE IT EASY FOR YOU!

    Love this podcast? Let us know! https://lovethepodcast.com/play

    Follow & subscribe in 1-click! https://followthepodcast.com/play

    To SPONSOR The Language Of Play, schedule your call here: https://calendly.com/hello-play/discovery-session

    To DONATE to The Language Of Play, Use this secure payment link: https://app.autobooks.co/pay/the-language-of-play
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    40 mins
  • 266 Sarah James: What Do Speech Sounds Have to Do With Reading?

    266 Sarah James: What Do Speech Sounds Have to Do With Reading?
    May 14 2026

    Hey Friends~

    Many parents think reading begins with letters, flashcards, and sounding out words. But the foundation for reading actually begins much earlier—through listening, sound play, hearing sound patterns, understanding language, building vocabulary, and everyday conversation.

    So whether you have a toddler and want to give them the strongest start possible… or you have an older child who struggles with reading and you’ve wondered, “What are we missing?” …this episode is going to shed light on important skills that might need to be fortified.

    Today, I’m joined by speech language pathologist, Sarah James as she unpacks the building blocks that support reading success and explains what the research actually shows makes the biggest impacts on a child’s ability to learn to read.

    You’ll begin to understand how speech and language skills are deeply connected to literacy, and why some struggles may actually begin long before a child ever sits down with a book.

    This conversation will likely cause you to see reading through a whole new lens.

    Always cheering you on!

    Dinalynn

    CONTACT the Host, Dinalynn: hello@thelanguageofplay.com

    WEBSITE: https://www.thelanguageofplay.com/

    Have a question or comment? Leave a voice message! https://castfeedback.com/play

    Sign up for Speech & Language Support for Preschool Families: https://www.thelanguageofplay.com/store/p/summer-speech-language-support-for-preschool-families

    ABOUT THE GUEST: Sarah James is an accomplished Speech Language Pathologist, SLP, seminar leader, keynote speaker and consultant. She is experienced working in urban, suburban and rural public schools as both the SLP and as a consultant for school districts around the country where she has offered speech-language pathologists practical and effective strategies for therapy. She served as president of MNSHA, her state’s speech-language hearing association and was awarded the Honors of the Association.

    Sarah’s area of specialty is the relationship between speech language skills, literacy and academic development. She has wide-ranging experience helping SLPs to make connections between speech language-literacy skills and classroom expectations, curriculum targets and state standards.

    CONTACT THE GUEST: sarahjamesconsulting@gmail.com

    IF YOU LIKED THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL WANT TO LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES:

    256 Melanie Jeffrey: What If Phonics Made Speech Easier?

    248 Dr. Emily Levy: Effectively Teach Reading with Orton Gillingham & Multi-Sensory Techniques

    238 Dr. Bibi Pirayesh: How an Educational Therapist Helps Kids with Learning Differences Succeed

    230 Daniela Feldhausen: Speech Sounds and Reading Are Linked. Fun Ways Parents and Educators Can Help

    WE’VE MADE IT EASY FOR YOU!

    Love this podcast? Let us know! https://lovethepodcast.com/play

    Follow & subscribe in 1-click! https://followthepodcast.com/play

    To SPONSOR The Language Of Play, schedule your call here: https://calendly.com/hello-play/discovery-session

    To DONATE to The Language Of Play, Use this secure payment link: https://app.autobooks.co/pay/the-language-of-play
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    46 mins
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