Let's Talk Together - Home Activities for Early Speech & Language Development [Paperback]

Cory Poland (Author), Amy Chouinard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 9, 2008

Made for parents and clinicians, Let's Talk Together offers over 55 home activities for early speech & language development.

Let's Talk Together includes favorite language activities that take place in a child's natural environment -- including but not limited to mealtime, indoor play, outdoor play, car time, and night time routines.

Incorporating language-based activities into daily routines allows parents and caregivers opportunities for repetition and the flexibility to practice these activities at a time convenient for them. Presenting the activities in a fun but natural manner helps children relax so that they will be much more likely to participate.

Chapters include...
Chapter 1: Activities for Beginning Sounds
Chapter 2: Oral Motor Activities
Chapter 3: Indoor Play
Chapter 4:Outdoor Play
Chapter 5: Kitchen/Mealtime
Chapter 6: Night Time Routine
Chapter 7: Craft Time
Chapter 8: Car/Travel

Each page contains simple directions with descriptions of what you need, what to say, and what to do.

88 pages

Other Titles by these authors
Baby Babble DVD
Baby Babble 2: First Words P, B, M DVD

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Talking Child (September 9, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981783058
• ISBN-13: 978-0981783055
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,292 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Made a difference November 13, 2008

By A. Pailen

Format:Paperback

I have a 3 year old daughter who is a little behind with her talking. Since I started using the activities in this workbook, she's picked up several new words, and she's started to talk in short phrases. I like the book because the activities all have of the same format (target/materials/procedure), they're easy to do during our day-to-day routines, and they work.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for young ones August 17, 2009

By Amy I. Spangler-myers

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book is geared towards young children about the age of 15 months up to age 2. Unless the child is not advanced then 3 would be fine. I found very helpful advice and it actually worked and made learning fun. It is so difficult to get children to cooperate especially when you want them to. Assessments are done all the time at day cares, playschools, and doctor offices so we need to work with our children on a daily basis as well. This book will help every parent successful.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Let's Talk Together workbook June 21, 2009

By K. Newberry

Format:Paperback

The activities in this book are well-written, concise and actually fun to do with my toddler. The authors are very knowledgeable and have provided meaningful, progressive instruction that allows me to easily incorporate many of the speech-encouraging exercises into our everyday routine. The Baby Babble DVD is a great accompaniment to this workbook. It shows the authors engaging children in some of the speech/language exercises from the workbook and also demonstrates basic sign language, as well as providing parents with a guideline to help their babies/toddlers develop early language skills. Not to mention, it keeps my son well entertained!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book with fun activities for hands-on learning November 16, 2008

By D. Armstrong

Format:Paperback

I ordered "Let's Talk Together" from Amazon after seeing my daughter's language improve from the Baby Babble videos. This book provides easy-to-follow ideas that promote speech in all aspects of a child's life. It has numerous activities you can do at home to help stimulate speech. Each activity has well defined instructions including:
1. Target of the activity (the goal)
2. Materials needed
3. Words to practice (divided into 3 levels)
4. Procedure
I have already implemented many of the activities into our daily routine and as a result, I have seen many improvements in my daughter's speech. This is a must have for all parents and professionals who work with
children.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every penny! January 23, 2012

By KindleWormMommy

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book is fantastic! I wanted some guidance on how to help my toddler (18 month old) to talk. I got the Baby Babble DVD also by this books authors and thought it was a complete waste of money. However, when I first got the book I was soooo excited. It is very user friendly with simple to do activities. I have no training in speech therapy and needed to know what sounds are easier to form and what words to introduce first with flashcards. I got everything I expected and more from this book. As instructed in the book I picked out two activities to introduce my first week........it has been 5 days since my husband and I started and my son knows 6 new words!!!!!!!!! yay~ he can even recognize them written (since we used flashcards too). He spent the last 20 minutes telling me how his doggie has eyes and teeth so I felt that I should write a review of this book ASAP! Really, my sons first three words were Mama, Dada, and Elmo so I knew I needed to help him figure out how to say other things. If you have the time, dedication, and patience to do these verbal activities everyday this is the book for you. I have also got the Baby Can Read program which is useless for helping your child to talk but if you work on the verbal aspect using this book in conjunction with other educational materials (like baby can read) your child will be learning so quickly. No lie...my son actually gets my flashcards and brings them over to me to practice! But realistically flashcards can be borning and learning to talk is more complicated than that. With this book as a guide I have been able to teach my son how to form sounds that comprise words and build from there to teach him how to point and identify pictures and words and use those words in his play.......AWESOME.... $30 is such a bargin for the information you are getting in this book. Oh and if your little one loves the tv as much as mine, you can video tape yourself playing with him and using his new words and play it back for them, thats really funny for them and you!!!!!!! LOL In fact if I could go back I would only buy this book and make my own flashcards and DVD's!!! Read more ›

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for parents who want to help their little ones February 17, 2010

By Joyce Bibzak

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Let's Talk Together...is a neat little workbook (perhaps a little pricey for the size)that gives parents of late talkers some useful ideas they can weave into their every day play, to encourage their child to begin imitating sounds, using oral muscles, and begin using some simple sounds to begin to communicate. It's worth considering!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book and easy to use. August 22, 2011

By booboogirl

Format:Paperback

This is a good book with easy to do activities. I did about 2 to 3 activities a week with my speech delated 3 year old. He picked up over 40 words in the first month. Very happy with this book. I would recommend getting the Baby Babble videos to go with this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book February 11, 2011

By J. Leffler

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Great book. Lots of good ideas on how to work play into speech therapy for your little ones. Haven't used it a lot yet, but I love all the details on what you need, and what to do. If you have late talkers, not a bad idea to get this book for some great ideas on what to do with your kids.