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Speech Therapist’s Guide to the Best Toys for Speech & Language
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items I’ve been a speech therapist for the past four years, and these are the toys my kids never get tired of. They’re fun, easy to use at home, and sneak in so many language-building skills along the way. If you’re looking for toys that kids actually enjo...
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🧸Toys That Get Toddlers Talking Speech Therapist Picks
🎲 Older Kids & School-Age Speech Therapist Approved
🧸Toys That Get Toddlers Talking Speech Therapist Picks
This set is perfect for little ones to explore play food in a fun, hands-on way. It helps toddlers get comfortable with different foods while learning to sort by colors. Great for building early language, play, and categorizing skills.
Learning Resources Farmer's Market Color Sorting Set
Target colors, animal sounds, numbers, social play
Learning Resources Peekaboo Learning Farm Educational Toys Ages 18 months
Kids discover 10 colorful food surprises hidden inside 10 picnic baskets, making this toy perfect for sorting, matching, color identification, pretend play, and building early language skills.
Learning Resources Sorting Picnic Baskets Activity Set
Pop the Pig is always a hit with kids of all ages! They love the surprise element, and it’s a fun way to work on requesting, turn-taking, and sentence building. The game also supports practice with colors, numbers, and early math skills
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Goliath Pop the Pig Game
Great for building early language through action words and simple directions like “push,” “hit,” “go,” “down,” “more,” and “again.” It can also be used to practice requesting, turn-taking, colors, and cause-and-effect language.
Pound a ball toy
Great for building early language through words like “fish,” “catch,” “in,” “out,” “more,” and “again.” You can also target colors, requesting, turn-taking, following directions, and simple phrases like “I caught a fish!”
Let’s Go Fishing! Playset
Kids discover 10 colorful food surprises hidden inside 10 picnic baskets, making this toy perfect for sorting, matching, color identification, pretend play, and building early language skills.
Learning Resources Sorting Picnic Baskets Activity Set
🎲 Older Kids & School-Age Speech Therapist Approved
This fast-paced game is great for older kids to practice turn-taking and flexible thinking. It encourages following directions, problem solving, and using language while they play. A fun way to build social and communication skills in a group setting...
Learning Resources Noodle Knockout! Fine Motor Game Math Busy Board Sensory Bin STEM Toys Ages 4 and Up
Yes Chef is a fast-paced matching game that gets kids excited about food and play. It’s great for practicing attention, quick thinking, and turn-taking. Kids build vocabulary as they name and match foods, all while having fun competing to be the chef...
Briarpatch Yes, Chef! Board Game
This set has six different games in one box, making it perfect for variety and fun. Each game encourages social skills like turn-taking, sharing, and cooperation. With so many options, kids stay engaged and never get bored!
Junior Learning® 6 Social Skills Games
Pop Up Pirate is a classic favorite that keeps kids laughing while they play. It’s great for practicing turn-taking, predicting, and using language during the suspenseful ‘pop!’ moment. Simple, fun, and perfect for building social and communication s...
TOMY The Classic Pop Up Pirate Game, Fun Game For Kids and Family Game Night
Zingo! is a kid-favorite bingo-style game that builds vocabulary and early reading skills. It’s perfect for practicing matching, sentence building, and turn-taking. The fast pace keeps kids engaged while sneaking in lots of language learning.
Zingo! Family & Kids Board Game