Top 5 Gifts with Tips for Speech Therapy
Our Department Head and Speech Language Pathologist has some great ideas on gifts for children in Speech Therapy that kids will love!
5. Cooking Set
Cooking set facilitate functional pretend play and work on temperatures (hot, cold), action (blow, cook, stir, pour, turn)
4. Feeding Set
Feeding and baby changing set can be used to facilitate functional pretend play with stuffed animals, following directions, and labeling everyday items
3. Animal Blocks
Animal blocks can target early develop animal sounds, prepositions (on top, under), and actions (go, fall, crash)
2. Board Books
Board books, like Chicka Chicka Boom Boom to read together. Works on beginning letter recognition, actions of up and down the tree, and facilitating the vocal play with late talkers (up-up-up, dow-dow-dow)
1. Bubbles
Bubbles can work on directions (up, down), size (big, small), actions (blow, go, pop, wipe, catch, poke). It is a great way to introduce babbling and vocal play with late talkers (up-up-up, dow-dow-dow)
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