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toys for late talkers (what slps actually suggest)
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items the toys slps actually suggest for little ones who aren't talking much yet are pretty old school: play food, a tea set, puppets, a farm, blocks, board books. picks follow asha's list from pediatric speech-language pathologists, nhs speech therapy pla...
a pretend tea set is on asha's list from pediatric slps, and nhs speech therapy guides push pretend play that copies real life. a tea party is full of easy, repeatable first words: pour, cup, more, hot, all gone, cheers. this one is target's own bran...
Gigglescape Plastic Tea Set
pop-up toys are on asha's list from pediatric slps, for cause and effect. turn the flower, press the cloud or flip the star and a little character pops up, which gives you easy words to name together: up, open, sun, moon, again. the listing doesn't m...
B. toys Pop-Up Buddies
play food and utensils are on asha's list from pediatric slps. this salad set gives you a pile of nouns and action words to play with: cut, toss, pour, eat, more, tomato, egg. 52 pieces, listed as wood and felt (a q&a says a couple bits are plast...
Melissa & Doug Slice and Toss Salad Play Food Set
a barn with farm animals is on asha's list from pediatric slps, and farm play is full of sounds to copy together: moo, baa, oink, open, in, out. the barn folds shut with a handle, so the whole thing packs away. 7 plastic animals, a wooden ladder and ...
Melissa & Doug Fold and Go Wooden Barn
puppets are on asha's list from pediatric slps. a puppet can “talk” so you don't have to keep asking questions, which asha suggests swapping for just naming what's happening. these four soft farm puppets (cow, horse, sheep, pig) pair with the barn ab...
Melissa & Doug Farm Friends Hand Puppets, Set of 4
a baby doll and accessories are on asha's list, and the nhs play guides suggest simple pretend play that copies real life, like feeding or brushing a doll's hair. this one is soft-bodied with a bottle, a jumper and a hat to take off and put on (on, o...
BABY Born My First Baby Doll Annabell
a doctor or tool kit is on asha's list from pediatric slps, and melissa & doug pitch this one for rehearsing real doctor visits, which comes with easy words: open, ears, listen, all done. 25 pieces in a tote, including a stethoscope, otoscope and...
Melissa & Doug Get Well Doctor's Kit
stacking and sorting toys are on asha's list for building and problem solving. this one is plain wood with water-based paint: 12 shapes slide onto matching pegs, so you can name shape, color and “on” or “off” as you go. no batteries, nothing to talk ...
Fisher-Price Wooden Shape Stacker
puzzles are on asha's list from pediatric slps, and a first puzzle is good for simple naming: circle, door, sun, in, out. five chunky shapes with big wooden pegs that lift out of a little house, made for small hands. ages 1+. $9.99, 4.64 from 114 rev...
Melissa & Doug First Shapes Jumbo Peg Puzzle
stacking blocks are on asha's list from pediatric slps. big chunky blocks give you a built-in game of “up, up, up… crash” and lots of chances to name color, big, more, uh oh. 80 plastic blocks in 10 shapes, with a zip storage bag. ages 1+. $17.29, 4....
Mega Bloks First Builders Big Building Bag, 80 pc
small cans of play-doh with accessories are on asha's list from pediatric slps. squish, roll, cut, more, open, close, all done. 4 small cans, 9 tools and a tote. flags: it contains wheat, it's labeled 3+, and play-doh has its own distinct smell (the ...
Play-Doh Starter Set Multipack - 14pc
a small dollhouse and miniature figures are on asha's list from pediatric slps. this one has hinged rooms built for top-down play by little kids, and comes with 13 accessories including 2 posable figures and furniture, in mixed wood and felt. lots of...
Melissa & Doug Cheery Lane House Play Set
indestructible board books are on asha's list from pediatric slps, and the evelina london nhs speech therapy guide recommends sharing books and talking about the pictures. this one is chew-proof, rip-proof and washable, with only a few words per page...
Indestructibles: Hello, Farm!
board books are on asha's list from pediatric slps, and this one is built on a repeating question ("brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?") with an animal and a color on every page. the same lines over and over give a kid something to join in on o...
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
the evelina london nhs speech therapy guide recommends nursery rhymes with actions for 1 to 2 year olds, like incey wincey spider and wheels on the bus. this is a lift-the-flap book of classic nursery rhymes with eric carle's art, so there's somethin...
Eric Carle's Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Other Nursery Rhymes