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Promoting Speech and Language Development Can Be As Easy as ‘Add To Cart’

By ashley Callahan

Check out the best toys to encourage communication for the little ones in your life.

Under Age 1 – Prelinguistic Skills

Prelinguistic skills include eye contact, imitations, vocalizations and joint attention. Development of these skills set children up for successful communication.

Toddlers Baby Music Shake Dancing Ball Toy

Sensory input, attention, exploring noises. Cre8tive Minds Basket of Baby Dinosaurs

Fine motor skills, in and out, imitating actions. Peek-a-boo Elephant

Holding attention during tummy time, boosting sustained attention.

Ashley Callahan is a graduate student at Seton Hall University studying speech language pathology with a passion for helping provide communication to all!

According to current developmental milestones, children’s first words will start to emerge around 12-15 months.

Nanayo 4-for-1 Play Kit

Functional language: in, out, more, help, again. Learning Resources New Sprouts Munch It!

“Mmm,” “yum,” eat, basic food vocabulary, colors. Fisher-Price Little People Farm Toy

Animal sounds and names, in, out, open, shut.

2+ Years Old – Word Combinations

Children will begin to put two words together at around 24 months. By 3 years of age, children will start to develop their own interests; consider this when choosing toys for them.

TOP BRIGHT Toddler Toys Racetrack

Adjectives, fast, slow, labeling nouns (car, track). Melissa & Doug Mine to Love

Body parts, verbs, “the baby is hungry, what should we do?” (problem-solving). Step2 Espresso Bar Pay Kitchen

Verbs (cooking, making, stirring), adjectives (hot, cold), simple sequencing (first, next, last).

ENGLEWOOD HEALTH BREAKFAST CLUB

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Dr. Tracy Scheller, Michael Gutter, Dr. Ulrike Berth

Robin Epstein, Tamara Dominguez, Trisch McEvoy, Haley Beard Dr. Nina Mattana, Beth Nadel, Rhoda Freeman Laura Rubin, Lindsay Skulnik, Brittany Rome

Natalie B. McKenzie, Natasha Jadrijev, Caroline Tauber

Soyoung Lee, Melody Finkelstein Jennifer Damashek, Samantha Endick, Gabrielle Marcus

Staci Koch, Stephanie Rosen

Robin Rogers, Tina Lieberman

Irina Blancato, Olga Wanna, Heidi Chung Warren Geller, Richard Kurtz Sally Song, Carrie Kakkanatt, Bridgette Grano, Lyndsley Capuano

Maria Surovetz, Julia Weksler Jamie Corsair, Sabrina Epatein, Laurie Kaiden, Jeanine Kasty, Jennifer Zeccardi, Robyn Ophir, Jennifer Zuckerman, Heather Kushman Warren, Sarah, Hannah and Kristin Geller